The Certificate (SIGC) is an eight month long credit-bearing course combining a quality 6 month internship with career planning modules, offered through the Careers Service at the University of Dundee.
The Scottish Graduate Internship Certificate (SIGC) is unique in that no other Scottish university currently offers an accredited graduate internship programme.
The course is open to graduates from any subject discipline so potential project areas could include engineering, marketing, finance, research, IT, management and design. We are currently working with a graduate who is very interested in food manufacturing and nutrition so are particularly keen to hear from employers in this sector. Graduates don’t need to have studied at Dundee before and don’t necessarily have to be recent graduates – they could be looking to change sectors for example.
As a placement host you will be expected to take on a student for a six month full-time internship, commencing in November 2011. You will be expected to allocate a project to the student which is both meaningful and beneficial for your organisation, and which also helps the student develop and make full use of their own skills, knowledge and experience. We ask employers to contribute a minimum of £200 a month training allowance to their interns to cover travel/relocation costs etc.
Basically, it’s a win-win situation all round, you will get a cost-effective member of your team for six months with an interest and expertise in your field and the student will get some meaningful work experience to enhance their CV and help with their future career prospects.
As well as graduate placements, we also run shorter placements for undergraduate students. If you would be interested in finding out more about any of our placement schemes, please contact Karen Sleith at the Careers Service, University of Dundee or visit the website.