BUSINESS FIRST PROJECT

The HEFCE Funded Business First project aims to provide businesses with graduate level expertise, delivered through in-company placement projects that will help you sustain your business through the economic downturn.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

• A single point of access to the graduate talent pool of the Kent & Medway Universities
• Placements are a proven, cost effective and flexible approach to providing businesses with a low-risk introduction to graduate employment without the need for long-term commitment
• Graduates have huge potential to introduce new knowledge, expertise and ideas, which can improve existing business models and trigger new ones.

BUSINESS FIRST PROJECT

WHAT'S IN IT FOR THE GRADUATES?

• Invaluable hands-on experience and raised awareness of the unique employment opportunities offered by SMEs and exposure to the opportunities and challenges of running a small business.
• Financial support and an intensive 'employability' training programme to enable them to make a valuable contribution to the workforce in as short a time as possible.
• Valuable relevant experience and contacts which could lead to future employment.

For further information contact Samia Abdiche on 01227 782093 or sam.abdiche@canterbury.ac.uk