MEMBER NEWS Plan to help students start careers
A unique new programme has launched to help talented De Montfort University (DMU) students begin careers in Leicester. ER Recruitment, in partnership
with DMU, has created BrightER Futures, a nine-month programme in which 20 final-year students will be introduced into the city’s vibrant business community. They will be matched with
employers to learn key skills, enhance their talents, and inject new and creative ideas. The employers, including PPL
PRS, Everards and Freeths, will mentor and guide the students to gain professional skills and learn about the commercial heart of the city.
ER Recruitment managing
director Eileen Richards MBE, who is also president of the Chamber, said: “Graduates offer huge potential talent for our city and I’m very excited to announce that ER is taking this new focus on supporting graduates’ early careers. “I had the huge pleasure of
meeting a group of highly talented students at DMU’s Leicester’s Future Leaders conference in
February last year and believe that many businesses can benefit from the energy and vision of our graduates. “Our marketing executive
Scarlett Tinsley will work with Zul Muhammed from DMU’s employability team to give 20 students an exclusive programme of insights and experience.
‘We know that our students want to build their careers in Leicester, but they can struggle to cross that first bridge into graduate work’
“Above all, I want the students to find out that business can be great fun.” The 20 students will participate
in a programme that includes insight visits to their employer partner, invite-only events in the business calendar, and interview practice and masterclasses from local recruiters. Adele Browne, head of graduate
success at DMU, the Chamber’s AI and cyber partner, said: “We know that our students want to build
DMU wants to improve Leicester's graduate retention rate
their careers in Leicester, but they can struggle to cross that first bridge into graduate work. “I’m really excited to be working
with Eileen Richards on this new programme that will see DMU students gain such exclusive access and opportunities at the heart of the local business community.” Sean Smith, managing director
of Michael Smith Switchgear, which is taking part in the scheme, said: “It is a fantastic opportunity to support the development of the next generation of business leaders
that are currently studying with DMU. Leicester is in the heart of the Midlands and has a fantastic manufacturing background, of which we are very proud to be a part of.” DMU is working with Leicester
City Council to increase the numbers of graduates who go on to work in Leicester after leaving university. In 2017, figures showed that 28% of graduates from DMU and University of Leicester stayed to live and work locally, compared to a national average of 48%.
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