Student placements

Placement students can bring many advantages to your business, whatever its size. Students are work-ready with well-developed skills, and can add real value to your projects.

Taking placement students can also be an efficient recruitment solution as you may end up offering them a permanent graduate job. This can considerably reduce your recruitment costs and efforts.

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How do placements work?

Undergraduate or postgraduate students work with you on a fixed-term contract for up to a year in an area of your business that is relevant to their course.

In return for their work, we ask that you offer them development opportunities and the chance to take on some responsibility.

During their placements, students may need to complete academic work for their degree. This could be a piece of valuable research for your organisation. Students are also supported by us throughout their placement.

A placement student can give you

  • a high-calibre employee who is motivated to perform well
  • fresh, innovative ideas
  • a flexible way to resource a short-term project
  • cost-effective graduate recruitment.

Subject expertise

You can hire placements students across a wide range of subjects: 

  • Arts
  • Business, finance and marketing
  • Design and architecture
  • Fashion
  • Health
  • Media
  • Pharmacy
  • Retail
  • STEM - (includes Engineering, Computing, Maths, Environment, Built Environment, Sciences and Product Design)
  • Sport and Health Sciences
  • Teaching.

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