Working with UKTI
Business and Government Interchange is the exchange of people, through secondments and attachments, to spread skills and best practice between the Civil Service and the private sector.
In UKTI, interchange plays an important role in developing our staff and organisation, helping us to become more professional and business focused.
The seconding organisation and secondee have the opportunity to learn from each other.
Latest key publications
16 May 2012
Queens Awards
The Queens Awards for Enterprise 2012 – Press Book.
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15 May 2012 Springboard magazine
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Weeks in Business
The Weeks in Business programme aims to help UKTI staff to gain a better understanding of the issues our external clients and stakeholders are facing.
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Short Term Business Attachment Scheme (STBA)
The STBA scheme provides an opportunity for companies to second business experts to UKTI’s overseas commercial posts for a period of 3 to 6 months to undertake specialist projects.
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Inward Secondments
UKTI seconds people from private sector companies or organisations for between 3 months and 2 years. Secondees bring their expert knowledge, skills and business focus to UKTI teams
Sponsoring UKTI activities
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) works with organisations interested in sponsoring UKTI activities.
Activities that have been sponsored in the past included ministerial led business summits, trade shows and conferences.
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Interns
Working with The Graduate Talent Pool, UK Trade & Investment are now able to offer temporary positions to Interns. Projects will be advertised through The Graduate Talent Pool website as they occur. The length and focus of these positions will depend on the project, with a maximum tenure of 6 months.
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Outward Secondments
Secondments of UKTI staff to a private sector company or trade body can be between 6 months and 2 years.