Tesco is increasing the number of graduate schemes it runs in the UK by two - from 15 to 17.
The new placements will be in the telecoms and environmental engineering branches of the company. It will see the extra employees join as part of the 2010 intake and add to existing programmes in property, merchandising and store management.
Lorna Bryson, head of UK resourcing at Tesco, said: "We are very proud of our employment of university leavers. As a company we are committed to investing in employee development and finding future talent - graduate recruitment will always remain a valued route for this."
The firm has taken on 191 graduates in the last month. It has also recruited 52 school leavers to join a 12-month fast-track programme followed by leadership and technical training in each store that could allow these candidates to manage their own branch within six months.
Tesco currently employs 74,000 staff aged under 25.
