Koala Klubs

The Nottingham University Business School are delighted to partner with local business Koala Klubs as part of a new and exciting project.

The Short-Term Work Experience Programme initially launched in February 2021, with the scheme allowing local businesses to attract University students into short-term internship roles to support their business.

The pilot project sees students go through an application process, in which they apply and are interviewed for roles, just as they would be for Industrial Placements and graduate programmes. This “realistic” experience allows students to practice vital employability skills, such as writing applications, interviews, and allows them to undertake tangible work experience that will greatly enhance their employability prospects.

Neil Vanderwalt, founder and director of Koala Klubs:

“We are excited to be working on this program with an outstanding educational establishment such as Nottingham University Business School. The students we have coming to gain experience with us have already proposed several improvements that can be made to our small business. We are hoping working with a small but rapidly expanding business, will give them a taste of the business world and really allow them to get their teeth into a real project management experience”

Jack Kavanagh, Placement Year Manager at NUBS:

“This programme has been in development for a while and we are delighted to work with Koala Klubs as we fully launch. Neil has worked with students in the past and moreover the experience he will provide will give our students some superb technical and key competencies that they can talk to future employers about.”

Successful students for the Koala Klubs roles will be tasked with launching a brand-new holiday residential scheme which will include programme design, budgeting, marketing and project management.