Graduate Team Building Events
Graduate Team Building Events To Build Connection, Confidence & Early Impact.
Graduate Team Building Events
Graduate Team Building Events To Build Connection, Confidence & Early Impact.
Our Graduate Team Building Events and Activities
Here’s a selection of formats that work well for graduate team building events
Lego Master Builders
Build on your teams’ strengths with Lego Master Builders, an exciting challenge that combines communication, strategy, and creativity to construct a magnificent Lego skyscraper, revealing your team’s true collaborative skills.
Crystal Challenge
Always a favourite, your team will have great time with the thrilling Crystal Challenge Experience! Dive into a world of fun challenges and discover the power of teamwork and strategy earning seconds that go towards the finale with our brilliant Dome!
Bridge Building
Draw out your team’s potential with a fun activity blending project planning, strategy, and teamwork. Design and construct a bridge, using earned funds from our activity challenges and then drive your branded remote controlled car over it, to prove the design works.
The Big Picture
Bring out your team’s creativity and strengthen collaboration with The Big Picture. This is a unique art-based team building session designed to connect your group in a fun, umusual and inspiring way.
Chain Reaction
Fire team spirit with Chain Reaction! Race against the clock to design and build table top catapults . Discover the thrill of collaboration as your creation becomes part of a larger, room-wide chain reaction. Spark teamwork, share insights, and achieve epic success together!
Race Across the World
Get your passports ready for ‘Race Across The World’. This is a team-building challenge that turns a quiz into a global adventure! Outwit and outplay in a race to collect stamps and conquer countries. This activity is fast, furious and fun and has something for everyone.
Team Apprentice
The “Team Apprentice” Challenge is a fun, chocolate themed team building event that tests creativity, teamwork, and marketing skills. Teams work together to create, package, and pitch their products in a dynamic, engaging environment.
Team Challenge
The Team Challenge is created by you! We have a wide range of indoor and outdoor team activities for you to choose from. Available with both indoor and outdoor options on many of the activities this activity session is built by you, for your team.
Escape Room Game
Bring the intrigue of an Escape Room into your conference room with a fast-paced, highly engaging team challenge where every team has a mission, a ticking clock, and a locked safe waiting to be opened.
Bee Hotels
Bee Hotels is a fun, team building event where creativity meets sustainability. In this hands-on activity teams are given all the materials and tools required to make their hotel.
All Hands Project
The All Hands Project is an impactful CSR team-building event designed to foster social responsibility while bringing teams together. Through this activity, teams assemble prosthetic hands to be donated to individuals in developing countries, giving recipients newfound independence.
Lego with Love
The Lego With Love event is a meaningful CSR team-building event, designed to bring joy to families while strengthening collaboration within your team. In partnership with Acorns Children’s Hospice, teams are tasked with building Lego kits that will be donated to Acorns’ family rooms, where siblings of seriously ill children often spend time.
Elevating Your Graduate Journey With Fun AND Meaningful Graduate Team Building Events
A graduate programme should do more than introduce new starters to your business. It should help them feel part of something from day one.
At EML Team Building, we design graduate team building events that help new cohorts connect quickly, build confidence and develop the behaviours they need to succeed. Rather than overwhelming graduates with information, we create shared experiences that encourage collaboration, communication and a strong sense of belonging from the very start.
When graduates feel comfortable, included and engaged early on, they are far more likely to contribute positively, build strong peer relationships and settle into the programme with confidence.
Graduate Team Building Events With Us Are:
Our Guide To Incorporating Team Building Into Your Graduate Programme
With EML Founder & Lead Facilitator – Neil Cleaver
How To Elevate Your Graduate Onboarding & Early Engagement
Choosing The Best Team Building Activities For Your Graduate Programme
The Power Of Transforming Your Graduate Cohort Into a Tribe
Practical Tools And Workshops For Graduate Programme Managers
Download Mix and Mingle Activity Plan NOW – Ideal for Graduate Team Building Events
Who it’s for: graduate / apprentice cohorts (8-120+ people)
When to run it: within the first 1-3 days of onboarding as one of your your first graduate team building events.
Purpose: help grads meet lots of peers quickly, build confidence, and start their internal network
Purpose: help grads meet lots of peers quickly, build confidence, and start their internal network
What you get: a minute-by-minute run sheet, print-ready handouts, and facilitation tips
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Graduate Team Building Events & Activities FAQs
Event Details
How many people can take part in graduate team building events?
We’ve run graduate team building events for as few as 6 people to as many as 1000! With the right venue, facilitators and kit, anything is possible. To cater for large numbers, we have multiple sets of equipment, so that everyone gets to take part in all the games and activities we bring.
How many people are on a team?
Generally, when competing in graduate team building events we recommend teams of 8-10 participants. This allows everyone to make a meaningful contribution without creating undue pressure on any one person. It strikes the perfect balance.
How long do your events last?
Anywhere from 30 minutes to a full day, depending on your requirements. We’re adept at adapting activities for different timeframes, meaning we can integrate team building tasks into your larger event or run them as a standalone event with all the bells and whistles.
Can your graduate team building events be integrated with an existing event?
Yes! All our graduate team building events can be adjusted to integrate with an event you’ve already planned. Add a Lego Master Builder format as a section of your existing programme, use a short Team Challenge session as a break between presentations, or run a day-long Crystal Challenge event to have teams completing refreshing challenges throughout your corporate conference. Get in touch for more ideas specific to your event.
Where do your graduate team building events take place?
The short answer is: anywhere! Since setting up in 2000, we’ve built a network of excellent facilitators and team building event venues all over the UK – and beyond. We can use your on-site facility, set up at another venue of your choice or find a venue for you.
How long does it take you to set up?
This varies depending on the size of the graduate team building events in question, but typically set up can take between 30 mins to 2 hours depending on the size of the event. De-rig normally takes 30-60 mins.
Who are your graduate team building events facilitators?
All our facilitators are industry specialists with many years of experience providing quality team building events. Without exception, they’re experts at reading the room and serving as catalysts for effective team building experiences.
How will I know that my team building event has been successful?
Before your event takes place, we’ll work with you to set clear objectives as part of our 5 step process. Then, after the event, we can combine facilitator insights with participant surveys and feedback, team performance data and expert insights to create a Team Impact Report specific to you. This allows you to measure your event outcomes and define areas for future development.
Can I design my own graduate team building event?
Yes! We have plenty of options. Choose from over 50 games to build your own Team Challenge or get in touch to have our experienced event management consultants design something just for you.
Do you work internationally?
Yes. We’ve provided team building events in Venice, Rome, Paris, Prague and as far afield as Beirut. Many of our formats work very well overseas. Hiring us to run events in Europe can be very cost effective due to international exchange rates favouring the pound.
Organisation
Are graduate team building events hard to organise?
With our support, organising a team building event is easy. While there are many moving parts – from venue hire to booking equipment to sending out event invitations – we can event manage the design and delivery to make everything as easy as possible for you. Alternatively, if you’d like to play more of a central role, we can take a back seat and simply provide the team building experience alone. It’s completely up to you.
How do you divide participants into teams?
We can choose teams at random, you can choose teams deliberately, or a combination of the two. If you have strong personalities in your organisation, splitting them into different groups can help ensure the team building exercise is productive.
Do I need to provide you with everyone’s details in advance?
No, we only need to know one contact detail for the day and then a list of the Teams is sufficient a few days prior to the event. All details you share with us are fully GDPR compliant.
Can my event be company branded?
Absolutely. You can provide monsoon banners and feather flags with your company branding for display at your event or if you don’t have any, we can get these produced for you. So too, all paperwork and documentation – such as event itineraries, maps and instructions – can be produced in your brand colours as well as featuring your company logo. Contact us to discuss your options!
Can you arrange technology to support the event, e.g. AV equipment?
Yes! We have plenty of contacts in the industry who can supply equipment needed to support your event. Just let us know what you need – or alternatively, have us manage the event for you and we’ll figure out which equipment is required and hire it for you.
Finishing Touches
Can we start the day with an ice breaker?
Certainly! This can be a great way to improve team relationships and outcomes for the main team building event. Choose between ‘heads or tails’ and Chinese whispers games, short drawing exercises and building activities to loosen up your team ready for the main event.
Can you create event packs for participants to accompany graduate team building events?
Absolutely! Event packs can add that special touch by creating a feeling of anticipation and being cared for. We can include event itineraries, venue maps, name tags and even gift items featuring your company branding. If you’d like packs sent out prior to the event, we’ll need a list of postal or email addresses as well as time to send them out before your event (usually a minimum of 7 working days for postal items, though branded gifts can take longer to print and dispatch). Visit our event management page to find out what we can do for you. All details shared with us are fully GDPR compliant.
Do you award prizes for the winning team?
Winning teams get bragging rights and ‘gold’ medals, which are included in our quote for your event. If you’d like to add a special touch – like chocolates, wine or flowers – we can arrange this for you. Likewise, we can add participation prizes such as company-branded diaries, pens and postcards. Just let us know what you’re thinking when you speak to us.
Can you create legacy materials for us to remember our team building event by?
We certainly can! Artwork your team has created or professional photographs taken during your event can be printed onto notepads and diaries, tea towels, canvasses or whatever takes your fancy. A great way to remember your team building experience!
Planning, Protection and Peace of Mind
How can I be sure the EML Team will be there as planned?
We know it can be nerve-wracking to rely on an external supplier for your graduate team building events, so we make sure you know exactly what to expect from us, when to expect it and how to contact us if you need to. One week before your event, we’ll send a final email confirming that everything is in place for your event. And, on the day, our facilitators and events managers will let you know when they’re on-site and getting set up, giving you peace of mind.
What if there are problems on the day with the venue, catering or equipment?
If you’ve hired us to manage your event for you, then we’ll take control of preventing and resolving all problems. This will ensure the day goes ahead seamlessly in line with our agreed itinerary, that participants feel welcomed and supported, and that you have a single point of contact for anything you need during the event. Find out more on our event management page.
Are your graduate team building events insured?
They are. In the unlikely event of a problem arising, we have £10 million of public liability insurance to cover every eventuality.
What if I need to move my graduate team building event?
We understand that sometimes things happen that are beyond your control. For this reason, we will strive to help you move the contracted date of your event with as little cost to you as possible if this becomes necessary. This will depend on agreements with venues and suppliers who may charge a fee to change dates at short notice.
Booking & Pricing
How much do your graduate team building events cost?
The price of your event will depend on factors like: Number of participants, venue hire, event duration, catering and level of facilitation. To get an idea, contact us for an accurate no-strings-attached quote on 01905 330660 now!
Do you offer discounts for bulk graduate team building events bookings?
We’re more than happy to consider providing discounts on bulk team building bookings. Since we consider these on a case by case basis, contact us to tell us what you have in mind.
How do I book graduate team building events?
Get the ball rolling by calling us on 01905 330660 or emailing [email protected]. We’ll discuss your proposed dates, participant numbers, desired outcomes and budget to craft the right team building event for you. Next, we’ll create an event proposal, including itinerary and pricing – perfect for presenting to accounts to get your event approved. Finally, you’ll fill out a booking form and make payment and we’ll jump into action to deliver a stellar team building event just for you.
How far in advance do I need to book my graduate team building event?
Ideally, 6-8 weeks in advance. This gives us time to book venues and hire suppliers as required. If you’re looking at a more immediate date, we’re happy to chat with you to figure out what’s possible. Just give us a call on 01905 330 660 and we’ll be more than happy to help.
What if I’m not sure I want to book after speaking with you?
At EML Team, we’re not interested in the hard sell. We don’t want to sell you an event that won’t work for you. That’s why there’s never any pressure to book. We’re happy to talk through your requirements and offer free advice in a no-strings-attached conversation. If you don’t wish to book an event with us after speaking to us, that’s absolutely fine. Simply call us on 01905 330660 or email us on [email protected] for a chat.
“Thank you for all your support with delivering a series of great graduate team building events meeting our business needs, and ensuring it was fun for our new cohort of graduates.”
Natasha Martin | Graduate Programme Manager | PA Consulting
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