Cover Feature | Education & Skills The University of Greenwich and Twin Group partner to improve career outcomes and support business growth through Industry Placements

The University of Greenwich partners with Twin Group to provide Kent businesses access to skilled, talented, international and early career talent without recruitment costs.

Since 2019, Kent businesses have had the opportunity to hire International Masters students from the University of Greenwich for a one-year placement at the end of their course, giving them access to skilled, early career professionals who have been educated locally at the University of Greenwich Medway campus. 93% of our students were retained by their placement company in 2023, and 480 students have been placed since 2020.

Twin Group prepares these students with employability skills and matches them to skilled roles without cost to the employer. Primarily from STEM and business management backgrounds, these students are helping companies meet skills shortages while allowing them to leverage their master’s level education and research experience in their area of study. While the university has a longstanding relationship with Kent businesses, their partnership with Twin Group has allowed them to deepen the information exchange between the industry and the university through engagement with the Masters’ work placement programme.

These students can be hired cost-free and without needing a visa for up to 3 years because they are under the University Student Visa and can then apply for the Graduate Route at the end of the placement, and Twin Group supports the employer through the hiring process.