Impact Graduate Scheme (Local Government Graduate Programme) — Guides

Impact Graduate Scheme Video Interview: Format and Practice Prompts
What the LGA says about the Stage 2 video interview for Cohort 29, which key skills it looks for, ten original practice prompts, a 60-second answer structure and two worked answers.

Impact Graduate Scheme 2027: Application Process, Stages and Dates
Every stage of the Cohort 29 round with the LGA's own dates, from the situational judgement test to council interviews, plus the salary, who can apply and how many apply.

NGDP Situational Judgement Test Practice (Now the Impact SJT)
The NGDP is now Impact, and its SJT application page asks you to rate every response, not pick the most and least of three. Both formats side by side, one worked example each.

Impact Graduate Scheme situational judgement test
Stage 1 of the Impact programme: 24 council scenarios, every response rated from Effective to Counterproductive, untimed. What the test asks, how to approach each rating, and the 6 Jan 2027 deadline.

Impact Graduate Scheme Key Skills: The 8 Skills the SJT Scores
The 8 key skills and behaviours in the LGA's current wording: what each means, what effective and counterproductive look like in a council, and how the SJT measures each three times.