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THE STUDENTS

Every year, Shell Step recruits the UK’s brightest and most enterprising undergraduates and matches them with the specific needs of small organisations to undertake a skill-centric project to improve the business. This is an invaluable and exciting opportunity open to all final and penultimate year undergraduates that could make a real difference to your future career prospects.

Taking part in the programme offers you many benefits including;

The scheme begins recruiting new students every December – January each year so if you are interested in enrolling on the scheme application forms are available online at the Shell Step website www.shellstep.org.uk

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Shell Step Isle of Man Final 2008 held at the International Business School

THE ORGANISATIONS

If you would like your organisation to benefit from a Shell Step student summer project and you can take an issue facing your organisation and turn it into a definable and structured project, then we would like to hear from you.

From all the Manx undergraduates who have registered, Shell Step will select the most suitable candidate with the profile you need to undertake the project, which you have identified. Projects typically take place over eight weeks in the summer (July & August), but can be shortened or extended to meet project demands, if required.

What projects can be undertaken?

There are virtually no restrictions on the type of project an organisation can choose, but examples include:

...and more.

Which organisations can take part?

All organisations can experience the benefits of a Shell Step student. However, in order for the student to qualify for the National Competition, companies must:

In order for a Shell Step project to be successful it is also necessary to have:

Access to Knowledge

Shell Step is designed to help small organisations to develop by kick-starting and managing a project that can be achieved within a realistic timescale and at an affordable price.

How much will it cost?

Students receive a weekly training allowance of £200 per week, which is free of National Insurance and Income Tax contributions. Therefore, the average cost to your organisation for an undergraduate working full-time on an eight-week project will be £1,600+VAT.

For further information, contact Sara Colley, Shell Step Programme Manager, at the Department of Trade & Industry on 682383 or to apply on-line, please log onto the Shell Step website at www.shellstep.org.uk.

What happens next?

Once you have applied,

Rules of the Shell Step programme are subject to change. For the latest information on Shell Step, please contact Shell Step Enterprise on 0870 036 5450 or by e-mail at enquiries@step.org.uk. Supported by Shell UK

Shell Step is a Business Link service managed in the UK by Shell Step Enterprise Ltd under contract to Shell UK and part-funded by the Government’s Small Business Service and DTI.

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