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Find me a student! (Summer 09)

• Find me a student!
• Introduction
• Go to the map
• Notes on NCWE

Find me a student!

Getting universities and employers together to coordinate placements

Summary: In GMT Autumn 2008 edition, we reported on the work in progress of the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) to provide a regional map of the country with all placement initiatives as well as in-house university placement services. The map provides an employer with the information about what is available in their area to help match and provide students for their work placements. Heather Collier, Director of the National Council for Work Experience follows up with more about this new initiative launched by the NCWE in May 2009.

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Introduction

The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) has launched a free online information and recruitment initiative to help SMEs find work placement students.

Available on www.work-experience.org, Find Me A Student! is a central resource for businesses to find local information and contact details for university placement services, job shops and independent placement organisations with student initiatives.

Heather Collier, Director for the NCWE explains:

“The downturn has seen business interest in establishing student placement schemes soar. We’ve responded with an easy to use online resource to give companies who don’t have existing relationships with higher education institutions or other placement organisations a starting point for finding students or graduates for their work experience opportunity”

Many HR professionals working in smaller companies have expressed an interest in implementing a work placement scheme but felt that a lack of information has prevented them from gaining access to students with the desired skill set. They simply don’t know where to start. Expense was also identified as a difficulty that prevented SMEs from incorporating a work experience programme. As well as providing details of organisations that can help businesses find a student in their local area, Find Me A Student! contains information on placement organisations that may be able to subsidise or even pay for a smaller company to take on a placement student.

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Go to the map

http://www.work-experience.org/ncwe.rd/employers_student_placement_initiatives.jsp

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Notes on NCWE

NCWE, the National Council for Work Experience, is part of HECSU, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit. It promotes, supports and develops quality work experience for the benefit of students, organisations and the economy. This includes disseminating information and good practice, the development of quality standards and more employers to provide placement opportunities.

For more information about the work of the NCWE contact:

Heather Collier

Rachel Wood-Harper, Graduate Prospects press office, t: 0161 277 5215