Environmental Placement Programme 2009
The Environmental Placement Programme (EPP) places students within Scottish Businesses to undertake projects with an environmental focus. It provides businesses with focused, low cost practical environmental support, whilst providing students with paid work experience in a commercial environment.
Please click on the company or student section for more information.
EPP NATIONAL Awards Ceremony 2009
This year the EPP National Awards Ceremony took place at Edinburgh Zoo, Budongo Trail, and the First Minister Alex Salmond presented the winning students with their Awards. The event was kindly sponsored by Edinburgh Zoo and Visit Scotland.
Describing EPP as “very much a ‘win-win’ programme“ and “a unique initiative which benefits students, companies and the environment,” The First Minister said it created extra capacity for companies to boost their environmental performance and improved their competitiveness by cutting overheads in areas such as energy and waste.
First Minister Alex Salmond presented Paul Johnson of Glenrothes, with a £500 cheque and certificate. Paul was placed with Malcolm Allan in Forth Valley. Runner-up was Colette Rhodie from Glasgow. Colette was assigned to Yooz, a subsidiary of charity “Active4all.
For more information on this Awards Ceremony, the finalists and their placements, or the EPP in general, please email Barbara@thebep.org.uk
Carbon Managment Support for Companies:
The Business Environment Partnership,in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, are now able to offer companies the chance to access the latest thinking and techniques to progress their carbon management. The Carbon Management Support is available from January 2009 onwards.
Click here for more information
Non-Environmental Placements:
For student placements, or for graduate positions please visit www.essential-hr.com
