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The E2 programme is Invest NI’s new graduate export development programme focused on employers in Northern Ireland looking to take a strategic approach to export development and building sustainable export markets.

Through export development projects, using a fully trained and accredited graduate, E2 client companies will work with Parity, Envision and Invest Northern Ireland to acquire and develop existing exporting competencies.

With expert support to establish a robust company export development plan, each E2 employer sets out how they will quantify and measure the success of their E2 projects over time. Each E2 project is delivered in two distinct phases:

Phase one – 12 weeks (fixed) includes NI induction, planning, research and initial training and consists of

• Company mentor briefing – supporting a graduate, provision of a mentor pack, training content details (both company and graduate), reporting/review procedures;
• Commencement of company export development plan – structuring plans to build on company's export aspirations;
• Initial export consultancy visit - refining objectives and developing project plans;
• Ongoing export consultancy visits to ensure smooth and successful progress;
• Export marketing workshops - developing manager's strategic exporting focus and building exporting capability.

Phase two – 25 weeks with your matched graduate in-market.