1. Why should you consider a placement now?
How can I use the placement to help my degree?
End of level 1 – no time to sit back. How are you going to prepare for future employment? Thought about vacation internships? What about a whole placement year? What does this mean for your studies? How do I make up my mind? How quickly must I do something?

2. Do you know what a sandwich placement is?

3. Sandwich Placements Summer internship
Minimum of 40 weeks
Approx. 12 weeks
Equivalent of a 15 credit module
No academic credit
Paid/voluntary
Paid/voluntary
Count towards UWE Bristol Futures Award
Counts towards UWE Bristol Futures Award

4. Sandwich Placements: University Requirements
You must confirm your placement: Placement page
Attendance at pre-placement workshop (you’re here!)
Academic requirements: check with your module leader

5. How much are my fees for my sandwich placement year?
You can find out how much your placement fees are here :
If you have any queries about your fees the Money Advice Line will be able to help you:
Please note: Your sandwich placement fee will be deducted from your final year fee so you pay no extra for doing a sandwich placement!
If you consider an overseas placements, you can also apply for a Go Global Bursary

6. Where can I do my placement?
It’s up to you! You are responsible for finding your placement.
UK or overseas
Does it have to relate to my programme?
Any organisation – small or large
Work or Study Abroad
Self-employed placement

7. How long have I got to find a placement?
Now until early September 2016
What percentage of students who completed a placement went into a professional/managerial role 6 months after graduation?
55% 67% 75% 85%

8. How long have I got to find a placement?
Now until early September 2016
What percentage of students who completed a placement went into a professional/managerial role 6 months after graduation?
55% 67% 75% 85%

9. Hopes and Fears Do you have any fears about going on placement?
If you do go on placement, what would you hope to gain?

10. Benefits of a placement?

11. Benefits of a placement?
Benefits of a placement – slide
These are some of the things that you identified in your pairs (and perhaps some additional ones?)
Relevant work experience – employers like to see that
Better degree result
Stronger CV and examples to be use in interview
Soft skills gained – confidence, timekeeping, organisation
Networking
Taste and see – a chance to see if you like the environment and work
Gain experience in the recruitment cycle
Get paid

12. UWE Bristol Futures Award
A new Employability Award for all undergraduate and sandwich placement students
Recognises the activities you get involved in whilst at UWE
The Award has an entry on the employer-recognised Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
The Award is noted at your Graduation ceremony
You have to complete 3 different activities to achieve the Award and a placement is 1 of them!
The UWE Bristol Futures Award is a new employability Award that is open to all full-time and sandwich undergraduate students at UWE. It recognises the variety of activities that you can get involved in whilst at university, and helps you develop and understand the wide range of skills you can gain by taking part. The Award has an entry on the employer-recognised Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) and is noted at your graduation ceremony. Completing a placement counts as one of the three activities needed to complete the Award. Take a look at the website for more details. Pick up a Postcard containing more details today.
Register now at

13. The student voice ( )
“The advantages are endless – it’s a priceless opportunity
“It’s a chance to have a year off with no exams.”
“My job prospects are already good – I’m doing it so I can identify the skills I need to get in order to succeed in this industry.”

14. “Don’t worry about getting it wrong – messing up is a good thing.”
The student voice ( )
“I’m hoping to gain in confidence by learning how to talk to different professionals within the industry.”
“I didn’t feel employable at the start but now I feel completely employable.”
“Don’t worry about getting it wrong – messing up is a good thing.”

15. The Lecturer Voice (Live!)
From an academic point of view, how might a placement year help students in terms of overall degree classification?
What additional skills do you see returning students having gained?
Would you recommend one and why/why not?

16. Broad range of placement organisations

17. Examples of FET placement organisations Go to Infohub > resources > placements > examples of organisations

18. Engineering Manufacturing (GE Aviation Systems Ltd.)
Operations Intern (GE Oil and Gas)
Technology Project Engineer (GKN Aerospace)
Composite Technical Intern (Global Technologies)
Assistant Analyst (Higher Education Funding Council for England)
Data Operations Analyst (Indicia)
Design Intern (JLG)
Role not specified (Office for National Statistics)
Electronics Engineer (Weatherford – Smart Stabilizer Systems)
Web Developer (Origin Software Solutions)

19. Do your RESEARCH Are you ready to apply? Make TIME
Make your application RELEVANT
Make TIME

20. Quick Guide – support available
UWE InfoHub (for everything really )
UWE Careers website
E Zone Vacancy Plus Desk drop in desk (for help with placements/grad jobs/internships)
1-1 Careers appointments at Q Block Information point or 2D11 (must book) plus FET Careers Drop In Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons 2-4pm in the Q Block Project Room (no need to book)

21. Found a placement?
Click on the Confirming your placement link on the Placements Webpage
Do you have questions about confirming your placement or support for your placement year?
Call the Placement Support Team on or Ask a Question in InfoHub

22. EDM Placement Briefing 2015 EDM Industrial Placements (UFMF89-15-3)
Your industrial placement will contributes to your academic study – make sure it focuses on your subject area
You will be undertaking work-based learning: we expect you to reflect upon and evaluate what you are doing – this is the academic aspect of a placement
Assessment will be based on you and your progress in the organisation: it is designed to help you develop your long term career plan
Placement years are always good for students. Recently it was determined that via an on-going assessment process, the placement itself could be used to provide assignment activities, describing and reflecting on practice. These could be provided in an academic format – which meant that they could be academically assessed – and therefor count towards award programmes.
It was felt that a year’s industrial placement could be worth up to 15 level 3 credits. This module has been created to offer this opportunity.

23. EDM Placement Briefing 2015 EDM Industrial Placements (UFMF89-15-3)
Why should you consider this – how will you make the placement work for your long term goals?
What key skills will you try to gain whilst on placement: is there an opportunity to test your technical skills? What about the so-called soft skills – working with people, business awareness, etc?
However: there are alternative modules:
Do you want to complete your study without an extra year?
The options available – check before you decide: is the placement module right for you?
Not everyone wants to take a placement module – and you are not being forced to do so. Have a good look around and even consider applying for placement – but make sure you really want to do this before accepting any offer.
We believe the Placement module is a very good opportunity for anyone who wishes to take it. However, there are other ways to help yourself stand out from the crowd, such as UWE Futures, short internships, etc. Do not stay in your “comfort zone”, but equally, do not feel pressurized into a ful year away from your studies. Do what is right for you.

24. EDM Placement Briefing 2015
EDM Industrial Placements Module (UFMF )
Module Leader: Wendy Fowles-Sweet
Phone:
Role:
Academic Approval of Placement
Creation and support of the module blackboard site
Development of assessment
Available for questions about academic aspects of the placement
Monitoring of visiting tutor support
Moderation of marking
Collection of and response to student feedback
Long term module development
My role is not the first point of contact
It is the on-going maintenance of the module, and its future development