Graduates seeking a career in aquaculture now have a direct route into the sector, with the launch of a new collaboration between the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and its industry partners.
Open to students of all disciplines, the SAIC graduate programme offers recent and soon-to-be graduates the opportunity of an 18-month paid internship within a Scottish aquaculture business.
Heather Jones, CEO, SAI, said: “This is another key initiative that has been created for industry, in partnership with industry, to help ensure that the Scottish aquaculture sector has access to the skills it needs in order to deliver its 2030 growth ambitions.”
Participating companies include BioMar, Gaelforce, Loch Duart, Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms.
During the internship, graduates will learn about the full value chain from egg to plate, equip themselves with the commercial awareness that today’s employers are looking for and make potentially invaluable connections within the sector.
Running alongside the industry placements will be a bespoke development programme to help graduates cultivate critical business skills including time-management, organisational and communication skill and leadership and networking.
To qualify for the programme, applicants must have either graduated in summer 2015 or after, or be due to graduate this summer and applications should be made directly to the participating company or companies of choice.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 3 July 2017, with internships beginning in September 2017. More info from http://scottishaquaculture.com/
