For companies

A partnership to grow talent – and create value from day one

You provide the workplace – we deliver the workforce. Together, we facilitate growth and ensure that each candidate develops both professionally and personally through a structured two-year graduate programme. It’s a collaborative effort where we nurture and shape talent based on your company’s reality – with a shared goal: to create skilled, engaged employees who deliver value quickly and are ready to step into a permanent role in your organization.

Developing the next generation of life science and food industry specialists

At NIRAS, we seek close partnerships with companies who wish to help shape and grow the next generation of technically strong and personally resilient specialists. Our graduate programme is designed as a joint venture: you offer the hands-on workplace experience, and we provide a carefully selected graduate workforce that we support and develop together with you throughout the journey.

A value-driven graduate programme

Spanning two years, the programme blends hands-on experience in your company with a structured learning and development track facilitated by NIRAS.

Each graduate is paired with a dedicated NIRAS mentor and an external business coach, helping to bridge the gap between university and professional life while building strong communication and collaboration skills. Mentor-mentee matches are carefully curated to ensure a meaningful and developmental relationship.

Benefits for your business

At the end of the programme, you’ll have the opportunity to hire a fully integrated team member who already knows your culture, workflows, and values. This minimizes onboarding, shortens recruitment time, and increases long-term retention.

At the same time, you actively contribute to the growth of the industry and enhance your company's position as an attractive employer for young talents.

Personal growth at the core

Many recent graduates place a high value on personal development. That’s why our graduate programme includes individual development plans, professional coaching, and a dedicated mentoring scheme – all designed to foster personal maturity and professional behavior.

The journey begins with a dynamic bootcamp based on Insights Discovery profiles, where participants explore their strengths, communication styles, and collaboration skills through hands-on activities. This sets a strong foundation for their continued growth – both in their day-to-day work and through modules such as Empowerment, which focuses on personal leadership, change management, conflict resolution, and work-life balance.

Professional development – with certification

Over the course of two years, participants complete eight specialized learning modules tailored to the needs of the life science and food industries. Topics include GMP, documentation, quality management, risk assessment, validation, QA/QC, IT/automation, and LEAN – culminating in an internationally recognized IPMA certification in project management.

Each module concludes with an exam, and the programme finishes with a written thesis and oral exam, allowing graduates to reflect on their personal and professional journey. This final stage ties their learning together into a comprehensive, certified outcome, assessed by external examiners.

Your access to ambitious, capable talent

By hosting a NIRAS graduate, your company gains access to a driven and capable employee who creates value – professionally and personally – from early on. At the same time, you actively contribute to shaping the future specialists of the life science and food industries.