Placement Year
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A Placement Year is often part of a 4 year sandwich degree course, in which you partake in a year in industry, normally after your second year at University. They can also be referred as industrial placements, internships or simply a year out.
Placement Years are mostly offered by the larger graduate recruiters who view the internship as obtaining potential graduate employees, in which many companies retain over 70% of their placement recruits, hence the benefits to the student and the organisation.
The student will in most cases be on a formal contract in which they are paid for their employment. The student will have the opportunity to explore their career path, make new business contacts for the future and prepare that person for their final year at University.
The main bulk of student applications is between October and February. The usual application is via a CV (Résumé) and cover letter sent to the employers' HR department, although other methods are used by organisations such as online applications, online tests (numerical and psychometric). If accepted at this first stage, you may encounter up to 3 interviews, assessment days, and further tests, so it is imperative that you prepare beforehand.
The UK's leading PlacementYear portal, which contains discussion forums, nightlife listings, and various discounts/offers (Including placementyear travel discounts), helps students during their placements, and can be found here at: [1].
[edit] Universities that offer a Sandwich degree
- University of Abertay Dundee
- The University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Aston University
- University of Bath
- Bath Spa University
- University of Bedfordshire
- Bournemouth University
- The University of Bradford
- University of Brighton
- University of the West of England, Bristol
- Brunel University
- University of Central England in Birmingham
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Chester
- City University
- Coventry University
- De Montfort University
- University of Derby
- Doncaster College
- University of East London
- University of Glamorgan
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- The University of Gloucestershire
- University of Greenwich
- Harper Adams University College
- University of Hertfordshire
- The University of Huddersfield
- The University of Hull
- Kingston University
- Lancaster University
- Leeds Metropolitan University
- University of Lincoln
- Liverpool John Moores University
- London Metropolitan University
- London South Bank University
- Loughborough University
- The Manchester Metropolitan University
- Middlesex University
- Napier University, Edinburgh
- Newcastle University
- University of Northampton
- Northumbria University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Oxford Brookes University
- University of Paisley
- University of Plymouth
- University of Portsmouth
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Queen's University Belfast
- The University of Reading
- Royal Agricultural College
- The University of Salford
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Southampton Solent University
- Staffordshire University
- University of Sunderland
- University of Surrey
- Swansea Institute of Higher Education
- University of Teesside
- University of Ulster
- Warwickshire College, Royal Leamington Spa, Rugby and Moreton Morrell
- University of Westminster
- University of Wolverhampton
- University of Worcester
- Writtle College
- The University of York
