ONBOARDING • Interns & graduates
Graduate programme kit — for the first year
Contents, price and lead times when the choice is driven by the sense of a long road: first impression balanced against budget.
What the Graduate programme kit is
The graduate programme kit is a tool for a long road: backpack, polo and notebook that see the trainee through the whole year. The kit is handed over together with the HR team and follows one rule: on the new person’s first day the brand must be felt physically.
The Graduate programme kit plays a double role: practical, so the person is equipped on day one, and cultural, so the team and its values arrive without slogans. The driver is the sense of a long road.
Contents and decoration
The core of the set: polo shirts, backpacks, branded notebooks, pens and name badges. Decoration follows the item: print or embroidery for tees and hoodies, engraving or pad printing for deskware.
For the Graduate programme kit, the planning cost per employee is 5000–16000 AMD (excluding 20% VAT), with an annual volume of 80–500 pcs. For senior tiers we propose premium items; for large volumes, a stored buffer for the next intake wave.
When it is handed over
With the autumn intake, graduate groups start rotating through the company, and the backpack becomes their daily companion. Within the first year the set refreshes at mid-year — with new notes — so the programme keeps being felt.
The risk we watch for: The risk is the year’s silence: kickoff energy fades if the programme does not remind about itself mid-year. That is why the Graduate programme kit is kept packed in stock, and the size matrix is refreshed after every intake wave.
Fulfilment and lead times
Producing the Graduate programme kit takes 4–8 working days, or 3–5 on rush handling after artwork approval. For the summer intern wave we start production in advance so the packs are ready at kickoff.
Internship programmes arrive as a summer wave, and the kit becomes the first impression of the programme. Delivery is 24–48 hours in Yerevan, 3–5 working days to the regions via HayPost or 1–2 days via SPS Express, and for remote staff FedEx, DHL or Onex to individual addresses. Every Graduate programme kit shipment is tracked on one list.
- Yerevan delivery
- 24–48 hours after order confirmation
- Production
- 4–8 working days, or 3–5 on rush handling after artwork approval
- Colour approval
- brand colours locked against Pantone references; sample in 5–7 working days
- VAT
- quotes are in AMD and exclude 20% VAT
Independent supplier. merch.am is an independent B2B corporate-merch production and fulfilment partner for the Armenian market. Every figure on this page is in AMD and excludes 20% VAT, and represents a planning range rather than a quote. Kit composition, quantities and delivery windows are confirmed against a written brief before any order is placed.
Frequently asked questions
How much does one Graduate programme kit cost
One Graduate programme kit is planned at 5000–16000 AMD per employee (excluding 20% VAT) at an annual volume of 80–500 pcs. The final price depends on contents, decoration and the size split.
What lead time should a Graduate programme kit wave plan for
Production is 4–8 working days, or 3–5 after artwork, plus delivery. The Graduate programme kit wave start date is known in advance, so packs are held in stock and distributed against the address list.
How do you guarantee consistent quality
For the Graduate programme kit we approve artwork against Pantone references, keep a size matrix and refresh it before every wave. Changes before the print proof are free of charge.