Academic excellence for business and the professions Professional Placements and Pathway Mohson Khan Professional Liaison Unit.

Academic excellence for business and the professions

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

• Experience of employers and types of work

• Ideas for your individual project

Improved education, employability and career prospects

Where Students Go…

What Students DoTomas – Games Programmer Monika – First line Support

What Students Do

Malak – Programmer & Data Analysis

Katherine - Systems Integration

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

Year 1

Professional Pathway (PP) : Route

2nd and Final year split over 3 years

Year 2Study /

Employment

Year 3Study /

Employment

Year 4Study /

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 of 55%+– 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– Improved education– Better career 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?