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Campaign for graduate job creation succeeds
Southampton Solent University’s campaign to create £10 million worth of graduate jobs has been a phenomenal success, with more than £11.6m – the equivalent of 1,041 individual posts – pledged by local businesses.
The campaign culminated in the Vision for 2020 symposium, held at the University to thank local businesses for their support in reaching the £10m target, and to hear business leaders’ views on the future development of the city’s economy.
Business, education and council leaders pledged to work together in a bid to improve the employment prospects of the city’s graduates, while boosting the local economy. They discussed ways of co-operating to encourage entrepreneurs and industry in the city and the surrounding region; increasing the proportion of educated young people to improve performance of local companies.
Vice-chancellor professor Van Gore said: “Given the context in which we are all moving, which is very challenging and uncertain, it seemed like the right time to do something that involved some stretch and risk. Thanks to the support from local business leaders and employers, the Vision for 2020 campaign has come off.“
Southampton City Council chief executive Andrew Neill said Solent University was vital for the growth of the city and the council was fully behind its drive for graduate retention in Southampton. Keen to back the University’s entrepreneurs, he added: “As city leaders, we should encourage these young people to take their future into their own hands by building their own businesses.“
Graduate Jobs South (GJS) (see
www.graduatejobssouth.co.uk) improves graduate retention in the city through
employment in local businesses. It has already advertised £8.2m worth of jobs since January and works in partnership with the region’s University Careers Services to deliver a recruitment service to students, graduates and employers in the south.
Other business initiatives
• Student Entrepreneur Programme: This gives students training and support in setting up businesses and self-employment, largely within the city. More than 100 businesses have been set up through Solent’s entrepreneur scheme since 2006 and 40% are still trading.
• Southampton Skills Development Zone: This Southampton partnership initiative chaired by Southampton Solent University vice chancellor professor Van Gore, focuses directly on the needs of local employers and individuals addressing skills and workforce development and providing enhanced routes into work and education.
• Solent Creatives: A new organisation utilising the skills of lecturers and students, using industry-standard technology, to provide media services for Southampton businesses and other organisations.
• Solent Productions: Using graduates, staff and students with specialised skills and industry standard equipment, the organisation has been involved in about 100 media projects for industry.
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership: The University has set up a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Business in the Community (BITC).
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – SEPTEMBER 2011
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Music festival gains new partner
Southampton Solent University and Bestival have teamed up for a unique agreement that places Solent as the sole academic partner to the music festival organisers.
As a result, students will be taking on roles in all areas of festival production for both Bestival and sister event Camp Bestival, which takes place on the Isle of Wight from September 8-11. The University is also curating Bestival’s Science Tent.
Bestival founder Rob da Bank has supported the University’s ground-breaking work within festivals after appearing as a guest speaker at the University’s music industries event, SMILE. He said: “I found the annual SMILE event inspirational. We’ve taken Solent University students on work placement for a couple of years now and they’ve been exceptional, so this academic partnership is a natural fit.“
Students also filmed two Glastonbury stages for the BBC this year (pictured above) and produced a series of green documentaries for
Glastonbury.com
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