The Fast Stream is being updated again, with the Digital, Data, Technology and Cyber scheme being split in two and a new pathway added to the mix for the upcoming year.
The DDTC scheme will split into a digital, data and technology pathway and a cybersecurity pathway, while a new scheme – risk management – will be introduced.
This will take the number of pathways in the graduate programme from 15 to 17, plus the Houses of Parliament scheme – which is not part of the Civil Service Fast Stream but can be chosen as a preference in applications to the Fast Stream.
A cyber security track previously existed but was removed in 2016.
The modifications to the scheme follow changes last year which transformed the generalist track into two distinct schemes: government policy and operational delivery.
Full details for all 2025 schemes will be published on the Fast Stream website in early September, with applications opening at midday on 10 October.
The Fast Stream offers a starting salary of £31,186; salary progression during the scheme; and earning potential on completion of £45-55,000.
The Civil Service Fast Stream was ranked second in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list last year.
Earlier this year, CSW revealed that interest in the Civil Service Fast Stream had plummeted, with applications dropping for three years in a row and the 2023 scheme receiving less than half the number of applicants as in 2021.