Ruth Barton, a graduate of the University of East Anglia, secured a 10-week marketing internship with Archant through the internship programme. During her internship, Ruth conducted market research, wrote reports and business plans, worked on marketing campaigns, and was eventually offered a full-time role due to her strong work. Jack Golding conducted a 12-week research project into the growth of the energy sector for OPITO during his internship and discovered opportunities for the different energy industries to collaborate and address workforce issues through apprenticeship programmes. Will Kelly upgraded and improved the accounting systems during his 10-week internship at a local brewery, improving efficiency and gaining full-time employment after completing the programme.

1. Graduate
Internship
Programme
Graduate Ruth becomes a full-time asset to Archant as
a result of the intern programme
Ruth Barton a University of East Anglia ‘Society, Culture and Media’ graduate secured a marketing
placement with Archant, the major newspaper group in the region.
Ruth was secured by Tim Youngman,
head of digital marketing at Archant,
to work within the marketing section
of the regional digital development
team. During her 10 week placement
Ruth was responsible for researching
potential business opportunities
and writing up recommendations
within reports. In order to produce
these she had to research the size
of the market and future potential,
identifying competition, describing
the unique position required to
differentiate from the competition,
identifying revenue and profit
potential, and proposing routes to
entry. In addition to this, Ruth had
the opportunity to produce and edit
newsletters and create a brochure for
homes24.
environment. It has been really With the help of Project Evolve’s
Tim said, “in a short space of time exciting to see an advertising CV and interview guidance service,
working with us Ruth has analysed campaign go from raw ideas to being Ruth was able to create and submit
data on new market opportunities published in the paper. a strong application relevant to the
and provided thought provoking role in order to compete against
reports and business plans for new Having moved from a non-graduate other recent graduates in a similar
areas of opportunities for Archant. job to this internship it has helped situation to her. She said “Although
She has also worked on creative me realise how useful my degree I never dreamt of becoming the
marketing campaigns, an area she actually is. Although Society, Culture successful applicant I made an
clearly enjoys and wants to develop. and Media is not directly linked to appointment at the UEA Careers
Her enthusiasm, attention to detail Marketing, it has provided me with Centre for help writing my CV and
and quality of her output has led us the essential skills that I have been applied regardless, mostly for the
to offer Ruth a full time role within using at Archant to research and practise and interview experience.
Archant.” write reports. I feel so lucky to have My advice to other graduates would
been offered this opportunity, and be to try, even if you don’t think you’ll
Ruth commented, “my placement at would never have found out about it if be successful, because you might be
Archant has given me a real insight I hadn’t signed up to Evolve.” and it can’t hurt.”
into the workings of a marketing
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2. Andrew utilises his transferable skills
Recent History and Politics graduate Andrew Magem acquired his graduate intern placement at
Norfolk Primary Care Trust. Here, Andrew spent ten weeks conducting an independent research
project within an NHS department.
Andrew is a great example of the practice would normally require an with the ‘language’ of healthcare,
fact that graduates should not be MA at entry level. drawn from policy at several levels
typecast by their field of study as a from government to Strategic Health
degree provides transferable skills. His role was primarily to collect data Authorities.”
Andrew himself has certainly not that would enable him to ultimately
allowed himself to be pigeonholed, produce a report relating to the “I would say of all the positive
“As a history and politics graduate appropriate timing for assessment of aspects of the program, I believe my
I have no desire to be a politician NHS Continuing Healthcare (or fully placement has helped me the most
whatsoever and I do not wish to funded nursing care). in focusing my thoughts regarding
study history professionally!” my future. It has given me substance
However, as a History and Politics and experience, so that I can start to
Following Andrew’s decision to opt graduate, Andrew was not overly consider ‘what I want to do?’ more
out of this career path, he was put familiar with the content of the task easily.”
in touch with Project Evolve and the that he had undertaken. Andrew
Internship Programme. They helped commented, “it introduced me to a Following completion on his
to review his options and tailor his world that I knew very little about and placement, Andrew has gone on to
subsequent application to the Norfolk posed challenges I never anticipated, secure full time employment.
PCT. Following his successful from learning to network and
interview, Andrew commenced navigate through the public sector
his placement which under usual right down to familiarising myself
Graduate improves control systems at local brewery
University of East Anglia graduate Will Kelly secured a 10 week internship with Iceni Brewery
situated on the edge of Thetford Forest in the Breaklands area of Norfolk. Will was tasked with
upgrading and improving the efficiency of the accounting system and began by transferring the
customer and supplier details from one system to another. He implemented a unique, but intuitive
product coding system and inputted the opening stock figures to ensure accurate reporting.
Will also designed various reports to implement the new accounting now have all the control we need.”
within Sage accounting software system, which at first was met with
designed to improve efficiency of the resistance and doubt. Brendan Will commented on his internship
business such as the monthly beer commented, “it was important that experience “working at the Iceni
duty return, which went from being a Will could win over the staff at Iceni Brewery through the internship
thirty minute process to the click of a to the new systems and he was programme was great. I got paid
button. always willing to work alongside to learn new skills and strengthen
the staff to learn how they currently old ones, and made some excellent
Will was versatile in his role and worked and to work with them to gain contacts throughout Norfolk and East
even helped out in the shop during improvements. Anglia.
the incredibly busy Christmas period,
and as a result he quickly succeeded As a result of Will’s hard work we are I thoroughly recommend other recent
in building strong relations with his now using real time record keeping graduates give the programme a go
employer. Due to a restructuring of and our Sage account system is and do not give up. There are decent
the business Will was required to always up to date and is now a jobs in Norfolk, but, like the best Iceni
take on the day to day running of the maximum benefit to the business. beers, you need to seek them out
brewery whilst the owner was out of Our data is now secure and is and be prepared for them.”
the country, illustrating the trust and backed up in a safe way.
ultimate responsibility placed in him. Since completing his internship,
It has been a real pleasure to work Will has secured full-time relevant
One of Will’s qualities that most with Will and we all enjoyed his time employment with an internet
impressed Brendan Moore, owner with us. For me he has given me marketing company in Norwich.
of Iceni Brewery, was his ease and control of my business and I now
ability to work alongside his staff enjoy coming to work again as we
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3. Jack Golding makes an impact in the energy sector
For 12 weeks recent graduate Jack Golding conducted research into the growth of the energy
sector in the East of England for OPITO – The Oil and Gas Academy. As a result of his findings it
became clear that there is huge potential for the energy industry to grow and prosper in the East of
England.
During his research project Jack sectors currently require more industry and homes, the industry is
became aware of the dynamic technical recruits, whilst the nuclear, best able to solve the problems and
nature of the energy industry. He oil and gas industries are seeking to lead the way.
found that contrary to the belief that balance an ageing male-dominated
separate energy sectors operate workforce. Jack suggested that It is for these reasons that I intend
in isolation, most infact share an option to solve these industry to build upon the experience
resources, skills and knowledge. wide issues could be a regional the internship has given me and
Sectors such as oil, gas and offshore apprenticeship scheme or university embark on a career in the energy
wind, often have common goals, sponsorship programme, supported sector, working in operations and
face the same barriers and must by the main energy sectors. This engineering. In September I will
meet similar technical requirements. would secure a talented future be joining an International Energy
Therefore companies are becoming workforce and ensure the regions Company, which will undoubtedly
increasingly willing to diversify across energy sector continues to grow. provide extensive opportunities
these sectors, whilst supply chain and challenges in a profession that
companies operate to serve multiple Jack commented, “the energy sector makes a
ones. could arguably be the defining difference.”
industry of our generation. At a
In line with the rise of burgeoning time when the world faces many
new industries such as carbon challenges the sector is best placed
capture and storage, underground to provide many of the solutions.
coal gasification and offshore Whether the issue is climate change,
gas storage, Jack found qualified the securing of dependable energy
professional workforce a common sources or the supply of clean and
requirement. In fact, several energy affordable heat and electricity to
Current internship opportunities can be found
at
www. uea. ac. uk/ nbs/ int ern
For further information, please contact the
internship team on 01603 591574 or email
evolveinternship@uea.ac.uk
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4. Fresh graduate talent in the agricultural sector
Steven Temple runs a Norfolk vast and have seen him putting his James has developed so well at his
based company operating graduate learnt theory into practice, placement, that he has even been
a great example of the scheme given the responsibility of Temple
within the food production providing graduate level experience. Cheeses while his boss Steven is
sector and has a real passion James stated, “despite studying the away on holiday.
and proven commitment for theoretical principles and advantages
renewable energy, which of the Anaerobic Digester at
successful graduate intern University, it has been interesting to
see it’s workings and uses first hand.”
James Forster shares.
During the recruitment process,
In line with this eco-friendly stance,
Steven was looking for a self-
Steven was looking for an intern
motivated, enthusiastic and hands
to provide hands on help with
on individual with drive, and they
implementing the use of an anaerobic
certainly found this within James.
digester, an investment designed
to increase renewable energy
“It has been refreshing to have some
production. Following his successful
young blood in an industry with an
application, James joined the Temple
ageing workforce, and we have been
Cheese Farm at Wells for a 10 week
able to involve James with a wide
internship placement.
range of the activities we undertake
on the farm.”
Here, James’s responsibilities are
Graduate thrives in local brewing industry
Brendan Moore the chairman of East Anglian Brewers Cooperative approached Project Evolve’s
internship team with an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate. He had a vision for the
Cooperative to promote the concept of ‘East Anglian Beer’ to encourage tourism, tasting, ale trials
and to raise people’s enthusiasm for local beers.
Although the project had been tasked with scoping and writing a involved in the brewing industry, from
initiated, funding deadlines were business case based on the need for the publican to the beer retailer and
approaching fast and Brendan didn’t establishing a new company called of course the farms and breweries.
have the time and resource within the ‘Barley to Beer’. The new company’s Additionally they will be launching
organisation to turn this vision into objective was to build three micro- tasting events and friendly courses
a reality in the desired timeframe. malting visitor centres on three for tourists and local people that are
Therefore, by taking on a graduate farms in Norfolk and Suffolk in order interested in real ale.
he was aiming to gain momentum to promote the people, processes,
on the project giving it the time and ingredients and history of brewing Louis said of his internship
effort it would require. Brendan and barley growing in East Anglia. experience, “working at the East
commented, “this project was Anglian Brewers Cooperative was a
important as it was bringing a large As ‘Barley to Beer’ had to be a fantastic experience and provided me
grant of funds to support the local sustainable project between farmers, with some graduate level strategic
brewing industry and local farming.” brewers and others involved in real marketing, administrative, financial
ale there was room for Louis to use and business experience.”
Through the internship programme, his initiative in developing the initial
Brendan secured history and politics objectives. In the near future ‘Barley
graduate Louis Welcomme for a 10 to Beer’ will be offering training
week strategic business/marketing sessions, events networking and
role at the Cooperative. Louis was marketing advantages to those
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