Benefits to you Taking on a work placement student from the University of Winchester can offer a range of benefits to your company: ■
An additional resource for a short-term project or change initiative
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Access to enthusiastic, motivated individuals with fresh ideas that can bring modern professional skills into your workplace
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A low-risk recruitment method, saving you time and money
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Contributes to your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility
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Early access to the best talent with a high proportion of graduates remaining in the region.
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An opportunity to strengthen links with the University, which could lead to research collaboration.
What we will do for you: ■
Advertise your placement free of charge on your behalf via our dedicated jobs intranet site ‘Career Connect’
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Target appropriate students for your placement
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We offer a variety of career and networking events to which we welcome employers
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Provide the student with a training session prior to the placement and support throughout the placement
What makes Winchester different?: ■
38% of University of Winchester Graduates remain in the region
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Shortlisted for ‘University of the Year’ by The Times Higher Education Award
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Winchester is the first UK university to secure green finance for campus development from sustainable bank Triodos (for the new West Downs Centre).
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Placed second in the UK for Quality Education and in the top 100 universities world-wide in the global University Impact Ratings put together by Times Higher Education in April 2019, based on its work in sustainability and social responsibility.
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Awarded the National Union of Students’ (NUS) Responsible Futures accreditation for our commitment to embedding sustainability and social responsibility in its teaching and other activities (2019)
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The University of Winchester Business School is a UN PRME champion school
