Ms Marie Devitt:

It is important to say we introduce the individual into the company as a fully rounded person. We will say, "This is a Manchester United supporter and it is important his or her mentor is also a Manchester United supporter", for example, or it may be a question of the type of music the person likes. His or her personality, skills and talents are all brought to bear, and we are there to ensure that this is a success from the start.

In answer to Deputy Carroll MacNeill's question about how many are kept on, we have a six-month internship to start, but very often that is extended in organisations. We have some company partners who have multiple graduates working with them. EY, for example, has six of our graduates permanently employed. CPL now has three. Grant Thornton has three. There are multiple roles within the one organisation. Once the scaffolding is in place within the company and within HR, it is very easy to add another graduate into a system that is already set up. It is really exciting for us because, while each team is a new team for us and needs individual supports, we know the ethos of the company and the type of graduate who might thrive within that organisation. Big open-plan offices will not suit everybody. We will know that. The beauty of this is that Ms Ringwood, Ms Emer Murphy and I will know our students for two years before they go out into the world. That is a level of in-depth knowledge we have. Only yesterday we were called into one of our partners for a review meeting because the team was getting very anxious and there were issues cropping up. Honesty is the most important part of this. The team told us that it was having an issue and asked if we could help. We met the team, the issue is resolved and that person's contract has been extended. It is really important there is that honesty. It is not possible to say the wrong thing. We need to know because we need to learn and to improve. For many of our young people, it is their very first job so they will not have experience of a workplace at all and they are learning as well. We learn from them and tweak and adapt and focus, as Ms Ringwood said, on the skills and the abilities. Every person is different and every situation is different. The business is unique and the person is unique. We just make sure all the supports are in place in that regard.