Do internships widen the skills gap when only the privileged have access to them?
Do you think only those with money in the family have the chance to undertake an internship, or do you feel anyone can? Regardless of their background?
Do you think only those with money in the family have the chance to undertake an internship, or do you feel anyone can? Regardless of their background?
December 27th, 2007 at 11:30 am
I was at the Barkers/Guardian event when this was being discussed and many felt that internships were mainly for those with rich families. They felt the higher cost of renting in London could only be matched by the families rather than being self funded by the student, meaning a 2 month internship in London was only feasible for students with rich families.
I personally don’t agree with this as if I wanted to do an internship I would find a way around it by living with a friend/family.
December 30th, 2007 at 11:37 am
I am doing an internship for 5 months in London and commute 40mins a day into London. I am living at home for 2 reasons, to save money to go travelling and to save me the hassle of finding a place to live for only 5 months. Finding a cheap and available flat in London is impossible!
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
If you are doing a summer internship and looking for cheap accomadation try the universities, i rented a room from Kings College for £25 a day. It wasn’t the best accomodation but it was cheap, clean and central.
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
We have done some research on Universities that offer accomodation over the summer, here is what we have found….
UCL: Dates 11th June 2008 - 14th September 2008 inclusive, Price from £22, Website http://ucl.ac.uk/residences/
LSE: Price from £30, website http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/vacations/
Kings: Dates 28th June 2008 - 9th September 2008, website http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/structure/admin/facser/conbro/accom/