16 graduates from across Wales recently took part in the GO Wales Graduate Academy at the University of Wales Lampeter to boost their career prospects.
A GO Wales work placement helped Rebecca Hawkins gain valuable hands on experience in marketing; she participated in a 12 week placement with Boulders climbing centre in Cardiff where she was to play an important part in taking the company forward.
Haemair based in Swansea took on undergraduate Jennifer Brokenshire to complete a research project to look at the commercial viability of their products which aim to improve the quality of life for lung disease sufferers.
Summer is a great time to start thinking about developing and growing your business, GO Wales can offer SMEs in Wales up to £5000 towards graduate training and subsidised work placements until the end of 2011.
Joel Upton is currently the Site manager at Salix River and Wetland Service Ltd, he has returned to study at Swansea Metropolitan University via the GO Wales Training and Development fund.
Graduate Academy us a totally new service to the UK. We invite graduates to apply for our Graduate Academy and select those we feel have great potential.
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Cardiff-based PR consultancy Petersens has qualified as finalists in the National Council for Work Experience awards to be held in London on 23rd March 2010.
