The document summarizes a case study of a graduate internship program run by Teesside University (TVU) in the UK. The program placed 290 graduates in 10-month internships with local employers, with a 93% completion rate. It helped address high graduate unemployment rates by giving graduates experience and breaking the job experience catch-22, while providing employers with benefits. The program strengthened university-employer partnerships and knowledge sharing through its rotating knowledge transformation cycle of university-intern-employer. It recommends other universities replicate the program website, assign employer account managers, and partner with business brokers.
Pilot study 2009 –
Growth in u/e professionals in West London & Berkshire April 08 3840 Apr 10 8405 219% increase
Graduate u/e in london particularly accentuated 70 graduates chasing each job
TVU response training + work placement for u/e graduates from any university
Look at outcomes
Discuss
Recommendations based on project
Graduate u/e highest in 17 yrs
Total graduate u/e @ 8.9% for 2009 cohort 6 mths after leaving university
IT graduates 16.3% (HE Careers Service Unit) Nov 2010 figures
Experimental pedagogy preparatory courses + employer based work project
Weible
-first choice of best candidates
-best selection of future employees
-better selection decisions (try before you buy)
-exposure to new ideas
-creating a network to higher education providers
-fulfilling social responsibilities
-receiving p/t help (knowledge exchange)
