Rise 2016-18

RISE is a pioneering project delivering employment opportunities for graduates in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It equips SMEs with the tools, advice and skills they need to access and utilise graduate talent, and prepares graduates for the fast paced and flexible world of work within SMEs. It is designed specifically for SMEs, bringing together the best of the tried and tested elements of placing graduates and introducing new innovations. RISE emulates a large corporate graduate development scheme, uniquely customised for SMEs and, to now, delivered at a city-wide level. It was the UK's first city graduate scheme.