• Applications for the 2027-28 CARE Leadership Programme

  • All applications must be submitted before 9am on Wednesday 18 November 2026 to be considered for the 2027-28 intake.

    Please note that if your application is successful, you will be invited to a Selection Day on Wednesday 9 December 2026 in Westminster, London. Failure to attend will prevent the application moving forward.

    Please note, if you wish to save your answers and return to them later, please scroll to the bottom of the form and click 'Save'.

    • 1. Personal Details 
    • Date of birth*
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    • Which is your preferred postal address?*
    • 2. Application details 
    • How did you first hear about the Leadership Programme?*
    • 3. Education 
    • 4. Employment History 
    • 5. Leadership Experience 
    • 6. Professional/Other Qualifications 
    • 7. Christian Life and Experience 
    • 8. Career Plan 
    • 9. Christianity and Culture 
    • 10. Placement Preference 

    • Leadership Programme placements are in Parliament or with Non Government Organisations. If you are successful, we will allocate you to a placement we consider suitable, depending on what is available. If you would like to express a preference, please explain your reasons.

    • Preference*
    • 11. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 
    • Do you have any current criminal convictions?*
    • 12. Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 
    • Do you require a visa to travel to the UK?*
    • If yes, do you already have a visa that permits you to travel to the UK at the beginning of September 2027 and to remain as a volunteer until the end of 2028?
    • 13. Additional Information 
    • Do you have a passport valid to July 2028?*
    • Do you hold a current driving licence?*
    • If necessary, are you willing for CARE to arrange a police record check on you?*
    • Declaration 

    • Declaration

    • By entering my full name in the box below and electronically sending this application to CARE, I consent to the charity obtaining, keeping, using and producing information relating to my application in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2019. I understand that if I am successful and become a member of CARE's educational Leadership Programme this application form will become part of my personal file and that if I am unsuccessful, in accordance with the Data Protection Act, all manual and electronic records of this application form will be deleted after a period of 18 months from all relevant filing systems. It is CARE's policy not to forward applicants’ information to third party organisations.

      The information contained within this form will be used to consider (a) whether to offer me a place on the 2027-2028 CARE Leadership Programme, (b) to answer any reasonable queries about the application, (c) to verify its authenticity and, (d) for relevant CARE staff to monitor and improve the selection process for future intakes.

      I confirm that the information given in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete. I acknowledge that any false statement or material omission may be sufficient cause for my application being rejected, or if selected, my dismissal from the Programme. I also confirm that if I accept the offer of a place on the CARE Leadership Programme, I will remain on the programme until it concludes at the end of July 2028.

      By entering my full name below and submitting this application, I signify my own acceptance of CARE's Statement of Faith which I have seen and which I am willing to sign in the event of accepting an offer of a place on the CARE Leadership Programme for this coming year.

    • Would you like to sign up to CARE's emails to keep you up to date on the issues that we are working on?*

    • Thank you for completing the application form for the CARE Leadership Programme.

    • You can save your application and return to it later by clicking the 'Save' button below. This will provide you with a personalised link.  

      If you are ready to submit your application, please go ahead and click 'Apply'. You will then receive an email to confirm your submission - this email will include your completed application. 

      If you are successful and invited to attend the Selection Day in December, you may wish to refer back to some of your answers. 

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