Student Work Placements
Industry Specific Student Work Placements
As part of a student’s Undergraduate / Postgraduate support, local organisations can request to provide student’s with an ‘industry specific’ placement to experience real life at work.
Furthermore we provide placement opportunities for undergraduates seeking experience in the business field.
Genisys ARCt’s placement opportunities promote both professional and personal development whilst contributing to social issues our projects address. Students who work in job environments are more likely to have a strong sense of ethics and social responsibility due to the meaningful work they will carry out.
By providing a work experience placement, Genisys ARCt can become an integral link in a student’s career journey.
We are part of a positive support network, aiding individuals to take their first steps into a successful career.
Work
How students can help my business
Students are chosen according to their qualifications. They can support you with:
- Diary Management: stay on top of your busy schedule.
- General administration: hand over the mundane and time-consuming administration tasks.
- Social Media: create images for you to share, make comments on LinkedIn and tweets, follow people on Twitter, re-tweet, like and share LinkedIn updates, follow LinkedIn connections.
- IT: on-line data gathering and verification, create a database of your ideal contacts.
- Website updates: writing articles and creating blog posts and uploading images.
This is a great opportunity to get business support and give something back.
- No payment is required. You can reward them for work well done at your discretion. If you wish to do so, you should discuss this with their Industrial Placement Officer.
- You do need to cover their travel expenses.
- Students will select roles from your job descriptions. An Industrial Placement Officer will accompany the student on their first day to meet you so they can establish there is a good fit and to cover Health and Safety checks.
- Your business can be based anywhere in the West Midlands.
- Students can work remotely but they should spend some time with you so they get experience in working in an office setting, COVID restrictions permitting.
- A business can take on up to 10 students
- The university gives guidance on placement hours with the organisation
Universities will start to open the portal from September where you can register your interest via email along with the job descriptions. We will forward you an agreement form to complete and then your information will be sent to the University’s placement officers who will contact you to discuss further.
You need to have:
- A health and safety policy and risk assessment for all work placement activities and premises and a named person who is responsible for the ongoing supervision and support of the students.
- An equal opportunities statement or policy and to accommodate any support needs for the students placed with you, as is reasonably practical.
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