'Training is key' in choice of graduate employer

23 Aug 2007

In a recent web poll for accountants Ernst and Young, 44% of respondents rated on the job training opportunities as their highest consideration when thinking about potential first employers.

An article from the BBC reveals that salary and benefits, and work/life balance, came in second and third places respectively.

Stephen Isherwood is Head of Graduate Recruitment at Ernst and Young. "Despite the many concerns students have when thinking about their future employer, it is still critically important for many of them that their new job offers them opportunities to learn, and to develop their own careers."

The Sussex Learning Network has responded to the need locally for the ongoing development of the workforce, and has been working through its curriculum leads to develop opportunities for employees to study while they work, for qualifications from foundation degree to masters level. The SLN has also sponsored two pieces of work designed to inform understanding of the continuing professional development needs of learning practitioners in Sussex.