Improving Access to Internships for Social Mobility
As financial pressures on students build, internship opportunities are benefiting a limited group, raising concerns about accessibility.
By Luke Grierson, Third Year, Politics and International Relations, many undergraduate internships have significant barriers, including minimum wage, central London location, and a duration of six to eight weeks.
These criteria prevent many students from accessing internships due to financial, geographic, and social constraints.
If employers are serious about improving social mobility, they must proactively change how their internship opportunities work to make them more accessible.
- Pay fairer wages
- Cover accommodation and transport costs
- Distribute internships more evenly across the UK
Disadvantaged students are currently losing out on these opportunities, highlighting the need for change.
Author's summary: Internships must be more accessible to improve social mobility.
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