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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
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ProfessionalPlacements 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 • Experienceof employers and types of work • Ideas for your individual project Improved education, employability and career prospects
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 2nd 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 of55%+ • 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 • Improvededucation • Bettercareer 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?