"Extremely valuable additional help during our busiest time of year. Please can we keep them?"
— Stella Spratley, Conway Centres
Every year, our students secure placements in a range of sectors and organisations across the UK. The students have subject-specific knowledge from courses across the University’s faculties and they are keen to apply this in real-world settings – whether that is through a specific project or being involved in the day-to-day routine of a workplace.
All students attend a university-based induction programme which is designed to prepare them for both placement and assessment. It helps to increase awareness of the skills and abilities that employers are increasingly looking for in their employees, which includes communication and teamwork.
Students are encouraged to work with their placement organisations to outline the structure and objectives for the placement. This in turn will lay the foundations for their reflections on achievements and skills development required for the assessment.
Placements do not have to relate to the students’ current programme of study but do need to run for at least 150 hours over a five-week period.
Our placement providers report that some of the benefits include:
- An extra pair of hands at no extra cost
- Student can dedicate their time to a project or area of work
- Obtain fresh ideas and perspectives to working practices and challenges
- Assess, develop and recruit potential new members of staff
- Mentoring opportunities and staff development for staff
For more details and a list of participating degree programmes please download our placements leaflet. You can also contact the WBL team on 01244 512100, email wbl@chester.ac.uk or through our social media channels listed below.