MAKE A DIFFERENCE: HELP OUR STUDENTS AND YOUR BUSINESS GROW Take on a Placement Student from the University of Winchester
Building futures together A work placement is a chance for a student to gain valuable practical experience in a real working environment. It is also an approved period of assessed learning within the workplace and should be relevant to their course. The length of the work placement will depend on the course of study and your requirements. Typical placement types include: ■
Semester long placement (15 days Part-time 1-2 days a week)
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Academic year placement (30 days Part-time 1-2 days a week)
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Short term or Vacation long placement (Full-time)
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Sandwich year (Full-time)
‘59% of graduates that were hired by our Top Undergraduate Employers were former interns and placement students’ Ratemyplacement.co.uk 2019
Benefits to you Taking on a work placement student from the University of Winchester can offer a range of benefits to your company: ■
An additional resource for a short-term project or change initiative
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Access to enthusiastic, motivated individuals with fresh ideas that can bring modern professional skills into your workplace
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A low-risk recruitment method, saving you time and money
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Contributes to your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility
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Early access to the best talent with a high proportion of graduates choosing to stay in the region
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An opportunity to strengthen links with the University, which could lead to research collaboration.
What we will do for you: ■
Advertise your placement free of charge on your behalf via our dedicated jobs intranet site ‘Career Connect’
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Target appropriate students for your placement
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Offer a variety of career and networking events to which we welcome employers
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Provide the student with a training session prior to the placement
‘Many recruiters consider that hiring candidates who have proven their abilities during a placement to be a more reliable way of employing graduates’ High Fliers 2018
What makes Winchester different?: ■
38% of University of Winchester Graduates remain in the region
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Shortlisted for ‘University of the Year’ by The Times Higher Education Award
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Winchester is the first UK university to secure green finance for campus development from sustainable bank Triodos (for the new West Downs Centre).
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Placed second in the UK for Quality Education and in the top 100 universities world-wide in the global University Impact Ratings put together by Times Higher Education in April 2019, based on its work in sustainability and social responsibility.
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Awarded the National Union of Students’ (NUS) Responsible Futures accreditation for our commitment to embedding sustainability and social responsibility in its teaching and other activities (2019)
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The University of Winchester Business School is a UN PRME champion school.
“The University plays a key role in helping to produce our ‘knowledge workers’ for tomorrow. It is just one of the reasons why the County Council works closely with the University and, given our shared vision for Hampshire as a prosperous and attractive place, that is a magnet for talent and investment, we look forward to further collaboration in the future.” Councillor Roy Perry, Leader of Hampshire County Council
Want to get further involved with the University of Winchester? The University of Winchester are proud of our students who we want to enable to achieve their future success. If you are interested in getting more involved on campus, we would be delighted to welcome you as a guest speaker or your organisation to feature in our careers fayres. Also, if you have any upcoming full-time, part-time or temporary roles, you can signpost them to us to place on our job board for free, which has access to over 3,500 of our students. If you are interested in getting involved, we would love to hear from you so please get in touch on careers@winchester.ac.uk . Tom Lowe – Head of Student Engagement & Employability.
University of Winchester in partnership with employers and communities Our vision is to help shape a better world through everything we do, driven by the ambition, wisdom and impact of our students and staff. To fulfil this, we partner with local and global organisations and work with you to enhance your impact and innovation, and to enrich your workforce, helping individuals and communities to flourish. At the University of Winchester, we have created a range of services to connect with regional, national, and international businesses and voluntary organisations. You may want to source talent from our student population of approximately 8,000 or to develop closer links with the University or to: ■
Raise your company profile on campus and online and your employment and professional development opportunities via our free jobs portal and take up opportunities to have stand on campus or to deliver a workshop.
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Find a creative solution or tackle a specific project to drive your business forward and support future growth.
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Address emerging issues through consultancy or research collaborations with our academics and industry experts.
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Fill specific skills gaps by employing our students and graduates, via our free jobs board, whether this is in part-time roles, placements, apprenticeship, volunteering, or graduate positions.
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Upskill your workforce to strengthen your business capabilities and increase productivity, through one of our courses, an apprentice, a placement student, or consultancy with our industry experts.
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Find a venue for accommodation, conferences, events, and weddings.
Contact us Placements are a period of assessed learning in a workplace included in a course and lasting up to a year. The University greatly appreciates the time and effort from employers to help students gain valuable skills for their future. Our placements team would be delighted to discuss this and any opportunities for collaboration further. To find out more about where our students could work for you, please contact workplacements@winchester.ac.uk
+44 (0)1962 827232
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