MEMBER NEWS Firms offered access to local talent


East Midlands businesses have been offered easy access to talent coming out of Nottingham Trent University (NTU) via its latest graduate internship scheme. The fully-funded programme


gives businesses the opportunity to hire suitable graduates equipped the latest skills and knowledge in a six-week placement. Rory Poyzer, a business


development consultant in NTU’s employability, professional services team, said: "Via a talent match process, we offer employers the opportunity to engage with one or more of our graduates to undertake an internship to benefit their organisation. "Our graduates will bring extra


resources to help grow organisations, bring fresh ideas, and the latest skills and knowledge to your team.


"Simultaneously, participating


businesses will play a fundamental part in providing experience to


to Diversity and has since progressed from a marketing executive to account manager. Simon said: “We have welcomed


students on the internship over several years, and each year are impressed with what they bring to the business – always professional, bringing enthusiasm and a fresh perspective to the projects. “Beyond the internships, these


NTU's scheme funds a six-week graduate work placement


some of our unemployed or underemployed graduates." Diversity, a creative digital


marketing agency in Nottingham, has hired five graduates from NTU among its team of 22 people in the past five years.


PR agency ranks among the best


Nottingham digital PR agency Cartwright Communications has ranked in the top tier of a definitive listing of leading UK PR firms. It was one of only two East Midlands-based PR agencies – alongside Nottingham-based Tank – to rank in the PR Week Global Agency Business Report 2021, which is compiled from an estimated 5,000 agencies in the UK. It ranked in the top 35 of


leading agencies outside London, bucking industry trends by experiencing


increased revenue in 2020. Cartwright Communications


owner Liz Cartwright has witnessed significant growth from clients seeking to diversify marketing strategies. She added: “We’ve noticed


that businesses are looking to complement PR strategies with new digital channels, but we’ve seen the biggest surge in growth in e-commerce businesses, which have looked to PR as a new avenue to achieve greater market share in extremely competitive times.”


Volunteers working at Chesterfield Canal


Canal restoration plans gain approval


Plans to restore the Chesterfield Canal by 1.6 miles have been approved – extending the navigable section in Derbyshire by a third from Staveley to Renishaw. The restored canal currently ends at Eckington Road Bridge in Staveley,


where the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s volunteer work party has built a new lock and restored a further 300 metres of canal. The new section will go through a disused railway line and across the


Doe Lea Valley on the Staveley Puddlebank. The towpath will be a 3m-wide, all-user trail alongside the canal – meaning walkers, cyclists and mobility scooter users will be able to join boaters, canoeists and paddleboarders in enjoying the new route. The planning application was approved by Chesterfield Borough Council


and work is now planned to begin by the end of this year or early 2022. Chesterfield Canal Trust chair Peter Hardy said: “We are delighted that


our planning application has been approved. “This is a substantial step on the path to achieving our ambition of


reopening the canal fully by 2027. “We would like to put on record our thanks to our many supporters and


Liz Cartwright


partners who have backed us so far and who we know will stick by us in the exciting years ahead.”


business network June 2021 13 Its managing director Simon


Elliott was particularly impressed with Alexandra Mihut, who joined the company on a graduate internship while completing a master’s degree in 2017. After graduating, Alex returned


allow us to meet future talent for working in our business, and Alex was a prime example. By relating course content to growth areas in the industry, she helped us develop new services within the business, including voice applications and influencer marketing.” The deadline to submit roles for


the graduate internship scheme is 2 July, with the next programme starting on 2 August.


To learn more about taking part, contact Rory on rory.poyzer@ ntu.ac.uk or 0115 848 3200.


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