Of around 1,400 people who have taken part in work placements at Tesco, for example, only about a fifth have been offered jobs when their placement is over.
Schools in England that are successful at attracting and retaining females in upper secondary physics courses, have been characterised as having a future focus that values the study of science, and as schools where students participate in work placements, career days and university visits (Bennett et al. 2011).
We know that international students want to ensure that in addition to their time at university they will have the opportunity to undertake in-work placements and to contribute back to the UK".
A typical undergraduate Flagship Program commences the freshman year of study, and continues for four to five years, including a "Capstone Year" that includes a semester of study at one of The Language Flagship's overseas centers in target countries where the various languages are spoken, followed by a 4-6 month in-country work placement.
For those who are interested in a work placement in Europe, as opposed to study, help is available through the Leonardo programme, which offers support for work placements and exchanges in science and technology.
We would like them to be able to sit down later with us in the work placement if it is not working out and say we want to opt out.' We thought that was reasonable.
We would like to be able to sit down later in a work placement if it is not working and say we want to opt out.' "We thought that was reasonable so we said fine and we will accept that".
There are schemes for disabled people that support you in your work placement and remove any additional costs that a prospective employer would face, so it's worth looking into what's available in your area.
But in a work placement, students can meet professionals from other sectors who don't frequent such meetings, identify nonacademic career paths, and make connections that become valuable during their job search.
