The Internship programme at ARU From theory to practice: understanding how internships can increase students’ employability and how Internships can help universities attract more students and improve institutional reputation among students and community.

Getting started Who I am? What this presentation is about? What do I do? Difficulties as an ARU student Difficulties as an ARU employee

Benefit for a graduate in doing an internship Practical experience Experience of teamwork and development of interpersonal skills Make contacts Improve confidence Possibility to be offered a permanent job Great resume boost

Benefits for Anglia Ruskin in employing recent graduate students To develop or expand a particular project that is led by a senior lecture Make ARU courses more attractive Better engagement with students Quick Learners with Adaptability Comfortable with Technology Test- drive future potential employment Fresh ideas and perspectives Low cost

What I learned Communication is key Be positive and enthusiastic about your product. Always use a positive approach in our communication messages Be confident and certain that the product is working well Google is your friend Showing how the product works is always better than speaking about it Digital skills There are no mistakes but lessons

Thank you very much Erasmo Musci Myprogress Technical Support Officer Faculty e-learning Team Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education Anglia Ruskin University Young Street Cambridge Email: Erasmo.musci@anglia.ac.uk Tel: 0845 196 5336