Daniel’s an innovative intern

By clearing

Combining a part-time tiling business with a law degree may not appear a natural combination. But that’s what enterprising University of Teesside student Daniel Tozer has successfully achieved. Daniel is also one of the University’s first set of Enterprise Interns.

The new two-year project, funded by the Learning and Skills Council, encourages students to sign up as Interns. They receive a bursary, paid in instalments throughout the year, to promote enterprising activities to their fellow students. Each of the University’s six academic Schools has its own Intern.

Daniel, 20, from Folkestone, Kent, has just completed the second year of the LLB (Hons) degree. He saw the project advertised in the Students’ Union Job Centre and signed up. Daniel said, “I liked the fact that it was totally new and had never been done by the University before. A lot of businesses and employers are looking for commercial awareness in graduates and being involved in enterprise can help you build that awareness.”

Daniel has recently set up his own business, Daniel Tozer Tiling. He combines the tiling with study, working in both the Tees Valley in term time and Kent during the holidays. He is following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his father, Simon, who has his own plumbing company. Daniel said: “Dad has always encouraged me to go into business. The Interns have set up their own Enterprise Society to inspire others and we hope it will become a permanent feature of the Students’ Union’s societies in years to come.”

Daniel chose Teesside as he wanted to move to the North-East. He added: “I wanted to experience life up north. I enjoyed my first two years of the law degree, I find it very interesting and definitely made the right choice. I plan to do my Legal Practice Course and train to be a solicitor, with the long term plan of running my own firm.

“The social aspect of university life is good, there’s always lots of people out in the Students’ Union and the beer is much cheaper than down south! All round, it was a good move!”

For more details on the LLB (Hons) degree please call 01642 342308, sssl-ug@tees.ac.uk.

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