The Graduate Recruitment team within University of Plymouth Enterprise has between them more than 10 years of experience in placing quality graduates into business. The aim of our service today is to help graduates find permanent graduate level work opportunities. Working closely with the University’s Careers department our team is approaching new companies all the time, fostering strong links between business and graduates.
Our Graduate Recruitment Service:
* Works closely with businesses throughout the region, from small and medium size enterprises through to larger organisations across a variety of business sectors
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* Works hard to encourage organisations which might not have previously employed graduates into graduate level work to seriously consider this as part of their recruitment strategy
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* Provides support to you in your new role, generally keeping in touch and involving ourselves in probation meetings during the first 3 months of employment
* Can help you link into career development opportunities within the University of Plymouth
* Can provide access to academic expertise and resources within the University of Plymouth to support you in your role and your company in its future development
* Will encourage you to work with us in jointly publicising examples of successful graduate recruitment and therefore retention in the region – a promotional platform for you, your company and the University
All graduates registered on our database receive a regular newsletter updating you on our Graduate Recruitment Service including events, vacancies and developments both within the University and the region generally.
Through graduate and business development programmes run by University of Plymouth Enterprise over the past 4 years:
* Almost 100 graduates have secured full time permanent employment with local companies
* We have improved graduate retention in the region
* 100% of the graduates involved with our programmes believewe have benefited their careers
* More than 120 companies in Devon and Cornwall have benefited by working with us – benefits such as increases in profitability and productivity through to cost savings and other efficiencies
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (formerly TCS) is a Government funded scheme operating across the UK involving most sectors of business. If you are an ambitious graduate with a minimum 2.1 degree acquired in the last 3 years who wants to develop an influential career in UK business you could become a Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Associate and take advantage of:
* A key role on a challenging project central to a company’s strategic development
* A salary commensurate with your responsibilities
* Time and financial support to follow a training and development plan tailored to your career ambitions
* Mentoring support from experienced staff in a company, the University of Plymouth Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Office and Academics
* A high probability of a permanent post with the host company
A national survey in 2001 of Associates 3-4 years after they completed their Knowledge Transfer Partnershps (formerly TCS) projects found that:
* 82% were still employed in UK industry
* 62% were still employed by their host TCS company
* 64% were earning over Ј25,000 per year
* 64% were affiliated to professional institutions
* 96% said that the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (formerly TCS) experience benefited their careers
KTP Associates are the recently qualified people recruited into a company to manage a strategic project within a Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Depending on the nature of the project, a KTP Associate may be a recently qualified first degree graduate or someone who has recently qualified with a Higher degree or someone who has recently qualified with a Higher National Certificate or Diploma (HNC/HND), NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) at Level 4, or a Foundation Degree.
At the heart of each Knowledge Transfer Partnership is a relationship between a company and staff in a Knowledge Base organisation such as the University of Plymouth, applying their expertise to a project that is central to the development of the company partner. In the process, our own staff are able to enhance the business relevance of their teaching and research.
Each Knowledge Transfer Partnership is managed by a team involving senior staff from both the University of Plymouth and the company partners. A recently qualified graduate is recruited as the KTP Associate to manage the project and aspire to be one of our future business leaders.
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