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Use of Information Technology York have run successful fairs for past and present students interested in different ways of working. ! Alumni Networks: Many universities have established alumni associations which offer past and present students the opportunity to make contact with those in particular occupations. The University of Sussex Graduate Network brings together those who have established their own business and offers networking opportunities to recent graduates. ! Specialist Provision: Organisations such as Workable, Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), the National Mentoring Consortium, offer opportunities to students from particular backgrounds or with a variety of needs. There is scope for increasing this provision in response to local conditions through collaboration between the agencies involved. Each of these options has different implications for the level of resources required. One of the dilemmas for many higher education Careers Services is whether to devote significant resources to the promotion of those opportunities which are of immediate interest to a limited number of undergraduates. With the considerable variation in the provision which individual HEIs make for past students, there can be difficulties for graduates in accessing information and guidance. With the advent of sophisticated information technology (IT) provision both within higher education and the wider community, there exists another avenue through which information — and in some cases advice — can be disseminated — the Internet. Increasingly organisations are making available details of the support, guidance and facilities which they offer through the world wide web and e-mail query services. With funding from the Business Start -up theme of the same DfEE initiative, the London Institute Careers Service has created an ‘Enterprise’ database with details of organisations, predominantly regional but also national, who provide support of all kinds to students and graduates interested in business start up. The London Institute’s specialisation in the fields of arts, communication and design is reflected in the focus of the database. However, once it is available through the Careers Service’s web site, its contents will be widely accessible. In designing and producing the database, the Careers Service has encountered one of the difficulties mentioned by respondents to the graduate survey — the problem of accessing current information about the organisations active in this field. Since the Institute started this project, there have been changes in the way Graduate Business Start-ups: Project Report 37
in which local Business Links operate for example. It proved challenging for staff, skilled in eliciting information and with a knowledge of the context, to discover details of the provision available. In this situation, it is hardly surprising that recent graduates experience difficulties. One of the unpredicted recommendations of the report on the Institute’s project will be that there should be stability in the provision for both graduates and others seeking to set up in business, both to improve access and facilitate ongoing qualitative and quantitative evaluation. 38 Graduate Business Start-ups: Project Report
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