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Solveig: Moving to Scotland

15 May 2012

Hi, my name is Solveig and I work as a graduate assistant for the Improvement Service, a public sector consultancy firm based in the West Lothian Council. I am the first German graduate who got sent to Scotland via an exchange programme with the German region of Lower Saxony/ Niedersachsen and it has been an exciting journey so far. Although I have lived abroad a few times before, moving to another country is always a unique learning experience.

Invitation to Tender

08/05/2012

The Adopt an Intern programme is inviting tenders to bid for the provision of services as part of its Highlands and Islands programme focus covered by the ESF.

The Centre for Scottish Public Policy (CSPP) is an independent, membership-based think tank.  It set up its Adopt an Intern Programme (AIP) in January 2010 with the aim of helping talented graduates, struggling to find employment in the present economic crisis, by creating internships for them to gain much needed work experience and thus improve their CVs and their chances of full-time employment.  The AIP has successfully placed 150 graduates to-date. 

Adopt an Intern takes to the Highlands

23 April 2012

In a bid to expand the programme and bring even more graduate placement opportunities to the Highlands, Adopt an Intern secured funding from the Highland Council’s Innovation Challenge Fund. The grant is being used by Adopt an Intern with the aim of enabling local graduates to take up jobs in their own communities as well as encouraging enthusiastic job-starters with links to the Highlands to make the move back after studying in the Central Belt and London.