By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

As part of its continued personnel expansion, KPMG has announced that it will establish a new apprenticeship program as part of its Risk Consulting practice at its Canary Wharf offices in London.

The new program will first accept 20 applicants, who will work for three years at the company’s London office alongside the Risk Consulting practice. The apprentices will either work or study towards an accounting qualification with the Association of Accountant Technicians. Alternatively, they can seek a certification in technology at the end of their three year apprenticeship.

Apprentices will be given the choice to take an accountancy exam at the end of their study or continue working along a different career path within the Big4 firm.

The move is an attempt to expand its operations in risk consulting, a growing field. In 2011, KPMG saw an increase in revenue of over 40 per cent in its risk consulting operations in what is its fastest growing service operations. Risk consulting is a service whereby firms are given advice on financial risks, how to handle fraud investigations, managing forensic investigations, and how to implement technology in their risk assessment operations. The company’s Risk Consulting practice employs 1,200 specialists in the UK.

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