Academic excellence for business and the professions Professional
Academic excellence for business and the professions Professional Placements and Pathway Mohson Khan Professional Liaison Unit
What You Will Find Out • We’ll tell you – Why a professional placement is a good idea – When placements happen and where you work – What kinds of work you do – How we support you on placement • City’s Professional Pathway – An alternative placement scheme and a unique reason why students come to City
Industrial Experience: Why? • A degree alone is not always enough – You also benefit from practical experience – Make yourself stand out in the graduate marketplace • Practice makes perfect – Develop key transferable skills; leadership, team-work, creativity
The Benefits of Placements • You get paid – £ 12, 000 -20, 000 p. a. for a typical IT placement • May get a job offer when you graduate • Experience of employers and types of work • Ideas for your individual project Improved education, employability and career prospects
Where Students Go…
What Students Do Tomas – Games Programmer Monika – First line Support
What Students Do Katherine - Systems Integration Malak – Programmer & Data Analysis Kunal - Technical Account Manager
Placement Process, Support • City has supported placements for over 20 years – Specialists, experienced and integrated within your programme • We support and assist you at all stages – Industry knowledge - employer Q&A sessions, Hackathons, site visits, tech talks – Application Support - 1: 1 advice on CVs, cover letters, applications – Visits from work based learning advisors – Assessed deliverables
The Professional Pathway (PP) • Start professional work on completion of first year • Same course content and exams as full-time students – Requires one day per week at City four days in employment – Degree with pathway placement takes 4 years Same duration as one year placement students Unique to City
Professional Pathway (PP) : Route 2 nd and Final year split over 3 years Year 1 Year 2 Study / Employment Year 3 Study / Employment Year 4 Study / Employment Graduate with 3 years professional IT work experience
Professional Pathway (PP): Benefits • Relevant paid work alongside studies – Possible to graduate without debt • Greater variety of placements over three years • Accelerated entry to workplace – Producing graduates who meet employer requirements – Industry finds PP graduates highly employable
Professional Pathway Mechanics • Requirements: – Overall performance of 55%+ – Securing an approved placement that allows PP study • Study: – Study the same course content as other students but at a slower pace • Project work completed over summer
Placements Are Good For You • What do you get – Improved education – Better career prospects – Paid • What City offers you – A proven track record of supporting placements – A dedicated team to help you – A unique offering in UK Universities • Questions?
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