The HR – Leadership and Management Development team designed and delivered the pioneering University of Warwick Graduate Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to genuinely go beyond the “Warwick bubble” and place Graduate Management Trainees on projects which bring meaningful change. The team wanted to engage with local SME’S and charities, as well as working in partnership with other local organisations. Each internal placement has enabled knowledge sharing with many charities, community groups and local bodies like the NHS and Councils, MPs and schools. This gives the Graduate Management Trainees a holistic experience, develops their networks and brings benefits beyond Warwick. Placement highlights include youth engagement, at Youth Centres and church venues in Canley, a placement that saw the development of the Resonate Festival and supporting the Regional Team’s local engagement strategy in Leamington Spa. External placements saw Graduate Management Trainees at the West Midlands Health Wellbeing Incubator, Coventry Food Network and other local enterprises.

Huge congratulations to Claire Nicholls, Mike Hudman, Anna Chapman, Katie Villiers and Josie Knowles for their work on the Programme and to the Graduate Trainees: Beth Russell, Dhrew Ghelani, Jamie King, Michelle Watson, Siân Bolton. The scheme was recognised for its the embedding of engagement in its design to enable the Graduate Management Trainees to genuinely go beyond the Warwick bubble and bring about meaningful change.

Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement Awards.