Environment Agency Environment and Science Graduate Training Scheme 2027

Pays £30,685 to £32,237 a year.

NoEnvironment and Science Graduate Training Scheme (plus separate Engineering and Process Engineering GTS)

No. Environment Agency does not sponsor its environment and science graduate training scheme for international students who need a visa. Its own site states eligibility requires right to work in the UK and meeting Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Sponsors grads?: No
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: graduate scheme
Pay: £30,685 to £32,237 depending on scheme, on pay-step progression
2027 cycle: Engineering GTS: advertising again in October 2026 for roles starting September 2027; no date published for the Environment and Science or Process Engineering schemes
Confidence: high

How Environment Agency recruits

2026 scheme closed; 2027 roles advertised from October 2026. 3 stages, from Environment Agency's own careers pages, checked 2026-10-03. Test providers are named only where Environment Agency names them.

Application for a specific graduate role
Application form
Apply for a specific environment or science graduate role (roles vary each year).
“With a variety of jobs on offer, you can apply for a role based on your specific preferences, interests, and specialisms.”
Source
Behavioural Based Assessment
Online tests, Arctic Shores
Behavioural Based Assessment (Arctic Shores help pages linked) scored to a percentile against success criteria such as planning, task completion and relationships; below-threshold scores are not interviewed.
“Success criteria have been selected that the BBA will score you on, and you will be scored and given an overall percentile rating. A minimum overall rating will be set for this programme and you will not be invited to interview if you score below that threshold.”
Source
Interview
Final interview
Interview for candidates above the BBA threshold; format not described.
“A minimum overall rating will be set for this programme and you will not be invited to interview if you score below that threshold.”
Source

Every programme and stage at Environment Agency

“Right to work in the UK and meet eligibility requirements under Civil Service Nationality Rules”

Environment Agency, from its own careers pages

The catch: 2026 applications for all three schemes are closed as of this check; the Engineering scheme's own page says it will next advertise in October 2026 for a September 2027 start, but the other two schemes did not give an equivalent date.

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What Environment Agency publishes about this programme

Checked against Environment Agency's own careers pages on 2026-09-23. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: published
Application dates: published
Programme description: not published
Duration and start date: not published
Who can apply: not published
Pay: published
Locations: not published
Degree requirement: not published
Recruitment stages: published

More early careers programmes at Environment Agency

Environment and Science Graduate Training Scheme (ES-GTS) and Engineering Graduate Training Schemegraduate scheme, no
Apprenticeships (Business Administrator, Data Analyst, Environmental Practitioner Degree)apprenticeship, no published policy
Industry Placements (12 months)placement, no published policy

Sources

https://environmentagencycareers.co.uk/early-careers/environment-and-science-graduate-training-scheme-es-gts/

Verdict last checked 2026-09-23. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Environment Agency sponsor visas for its environment and science graduate training scheme?

No. Environment Agency does not sponsor its environment and science graduate training scheme for international students who need a visa. The Environment Agency runs three named graduate training schemes: Environment and Science, Engineering, and Process Engineering, each a four-year scheme requiring an Honours degree in a relevant discipline. Its own site states eligibility requires right to work in the UK and meeting Civil Service Nationality Rules. Pay starts at £30,685 for Environment and Science, £31,452 for Engineering, and £32,237 for Process Engineering, on incremental pay steps.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Environment Agency?

2026 applications for all three schemes are closed as of this check; the Engineering scheme's own page says it will next advertise in October 2026 for a September 2027 start, but the other two schemes did not give an equivalent date.

When do applications open for the Environment Agency environment and science graduate training scheme?

Engineering GTS: advertising again in October 2026 for roles starting September 2027; no date published for the Environment and Science or Process Engineering schemes. Checked on 2026-09-23 against Environment Agency's own site.

How should I confirm Environment Agency's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Environment Agency's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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