Industry Placements

It’s easy to think of industry placements as one-way traffic, but long gone are the days of simply standing by the photocopier and making the tea (although we’re sure many of our students can make a mean brew too). Because our programmes are industry-focused with curricula co-created with industry, our students make a valuable contribution to the companies they work for.

In fact, many of our placement employers have gone on to offer students full-time jobs and apprenticeships as a result of both the skills and work ethic they have been able to demonstrate during placement.

There are many benefits to businesses offering industry placements

Here are just a few:

• Extra resource for specific projects
• Increase capacity
• Help nurture and develop talent
• Free recruitment for entry level jobs and apprenticeships
• Bring in people with imaginative new ideas and different skills
• Upskill your staff with the chance to mentor a young person

We are now finding that many businesses are actively using industry placements as a kind of extended interview process giving them the chance not only to see an individual’s skills set but really being able to assess whether a potential employee would fit into their organisation. Given that recruitment costs can be significant, particularly to smaller organisations, industry placements are a very cost effective way to find new talent