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- 2. Agenda for today’ssession • Why take a Placement Year • Faculty Requirements • Finding a Placement: • practical points to consider • how to start your search • working abroad • Support Available during the Placement Year • Hear from students who have completed the Placement Year • Next steps Page 2
- 3. Why should youdo it? • Get real-world experience • Build a professional network • New experiences & broaden your skills • Graduate job offer from the placement company • Confirm your career choice • Better employment prospects • Get a Better Degree • Earn Money Page 3
- 4. So, what’s theproblem? • Your degree will take a year longer and you will graduate later than some of your friends • You will be a real, full-time employee. It’s hard work • Applying for placements itself is hard work and will take up a lot of time and energy • The process starts now but may take time • You may have set-backs along the way View, Master, Slide Master to change this text to the title of your presentation Page 4
- 5. What the FacultyRequires… • Can cover virtually any industry or workplace • Minimum requirement of 24 weeks • Signed contract between the employer, university and student • Pass/fail • Assessed by weekly/monthly blogs Employer questionnaire Reflective report Page 5
- 6. Some practical thingsto consider…… • Where do you want to live? • What type of organisation do you want to work for? • Type of industry/sector do you want to work for? • Do you want to… consolidate /broaden your learning? test out a particular career idea? try something new? position yourself to get a particular type of graduate job? earn money? Page 6
- 7. Finding a Placement •Do your research • Speak to your Tutors • Visit the Careers and Employability Service • Apply early to the ‘BIG’ schemes • Carry out internet searches e.g. Rate My Placement We will help you but ultimately it is your responsibility to find a placement Page 7
- 8. Thinking About WorkingAbroad? • The Erasmus Programme offers course fee waivers and non-means tested grants for the duration of Placement Year (available to UK and EU citizens) • If you secure a placement in the UK but get posted to the EU for three months or more you may still be eligible for funding • It is possible work anywhere in the world but make sure you do your research, some companies have specific work visa regulations e.g. USA Page 8
- 9. Support you willreceive while on Placement • Regular correspondence with the Placement Year Officer • Feedback on your blog • At least one site visit • News about your course and returning to your studies e.g. Stage 3 Module Registration • Reminders about important deadlines • Student Loan Page 9
- 10. An overview ofthe process & some timescales • Now – get your CV ready • Autumn term & Spring Term – Apply for Placements • Summer Term – attend pre-placement briefing • By 20th June – Inform your School of the Placement details • July – December – Start Placement • A few weeks into the Placement – start to write your learning log/ blog • One/ Two months in – Workplace visit Page 10
- 11. Don’t just takeour word for it… Ben Gregory-Ring (Stage 3 Drama and Theatre) Rebecca Challoner (Stage 3 Drama and Theatre) Page 11
- 12. What Next? • Write/updateyour CV & • Consider what you want from your placement year • Talk to colleagues in your home school and/or CES • Attend as many company presentations and skills sessions as you can • Start looking! Page 12
- 13. Placement students returnto Uni with… • A great CV • Real, credible work experience and examples to use for future interviews • Up-to-date knowledge that is in demand in industry • A network of contacts • A stronger idea of what they want to do in the future • Better discipline and a good attitude to their studies • A determination to get a good degree and maximise their student days! • A bunch of new friends, experiences and expectations And, if they are lucky, a graduate job offer! Page 13
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