Making a difference to businesses and graduates in the West Midlands
Over the past 14 years, Graduate Advantage has been a trailblazer in developing graduate talent and supporting businesses to access the graduate skills they need to add value and develop their business in the West Midlands.
Who We Are
Established in 2003, conceived and led by Aston University, Graduate Advantage is the UK’s longest running and largest Higher Education Institution Partnership of its kind. Engaging with smaller business,
Our Mission
With a specialism of supporting small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) its purpose is to transform the attitudes of organisations towards graduate employment and of graduates toward working within small, high growth businesses.
Our Story
Reacting to the reported “Brain Drain” of the early noughties, where talented graduates left the West Midlands for roles in London, the project was piloted as a way of raising demand for higher level skills, boosting the region’s productivity.
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