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The latest Labour Market Outlook report, produced by CIPD and KPMG, offers the great news that one in five companies will be looking to offer internships in the six months to September of this year.
The quarterly report surveys nearly 800 UK employers and this time found that 21% have plans to offer internships – up from 13% in the same report for the summer quarter last year. Around a quarter of the businesses were also looking to recruit apprentices before September - up 1% on last summer’s report.
Nearly 1 in 3 of the employers surveyed expected to have jobs for school leavers aged 18 and over and almost half of them said they would have graduate jobs available in the next three months.
The good news on internships and the recruitment of young people came against a backdrop of positive findings on jobs in the private sector generally. Employers from the private sector who were included in the Labour Market Outlook report were optimistic that more jobs would be created in the coming quarter. Around 4 in 5 of the new jobs being created are expected to be permanent placements which could suggest that the rise in part time jobs over the last year and a half may now start to slow down.
Gerwyn Davies at CIPD said of the upbeat news on private sector jobs: "The recession represents a long, dark winter for the jobs market. However, a return to spring could mean a growth of full-time jobs in the private sector that may continue if the global economy continues to recover at the same rate.”
We have all sorts of graduate jobs, part time jobs and gap year opportunities on the e4s website. We also have a whole section dedicated to internships and work experience opportunities. Head over to the Internship pages now for all of our latest internships and work experience placements.
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