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Students need to work during the holidays to avoid being trapped in a ‘cycle’ of unpaid internships as graduates, a watchdog chief warns.

Nicola Dandridge, head of university regulator the Office for Students, said gaining work experience while studying is key to securing a rewarding career.

One in five university leavers is still not in graduate employment six months after they finish their degrees, official figures show.

Mrs Dandridge warned that those who graduate with no work placements on their CV are often forced to undertake a ‘cycle’ of unpaid internships afterwards.

Students need to work during the holidays to avoid being trapped in a ‘cycle’ of unpaid internships as graduates, a watchdog chief warns

Those on non-vocational courses and people who have no industry contacts would particularly benefit from work experience, she said.

Speaking yesterday at the National Graduate Recruitment Conference, Mrs Dandridge called on universities and employers to improve access to work placements and internships for undergraduates.

She said: ‘It cannot be right that so many students – especially those in courses with little vocational element and those without the right networks – have no access to good work placements and/or holiday internships while they are studying. 

'This means they are more likely to face a cycle of internships, too often unpaid, after they graduate before they are able to get lasting graduate employment.’ A report by social mobility charity the Sutton Trust earlier this year estimated 40 per cent of around 70,000 internships undertaken a year are unpaid. 

'With living costs of more than £1,000 a month in London and £800 a month in Manchester, the trust warned this was pushing many ‘less advantaged’ people of out their dream careers.

Nicola Dandridge, head of university regulator the Office for Students, said gaining work experience while studying is key to securing a rewarding career

Mrs Dandridge said research shows that half of students went on to their first employment in their home region – but had worse outcomes on average.

‘The numbers of students from the most disadvantaged groups entering professional jobs is lower than it should be given their qualifications,’ she added.

‘An important reason for this can be a lack of contacts and relevant employment experience.’

She said there needed to be more focus on outcomes for graduates from poorer backgrounds, adding that employers had a ‘responsibility to increase equality of opportunity’.

Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency shows that 22 per cent of graduates are not in graduate employment six months after graduation.

Even after three-and-a-half years, 15 per cent are not employed in highly skilled jobs.

 

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Nicola Dandridge, head of university regulator the Office for Students, said gaining work experience while studying is key to securing a rewarding career.
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