Many courses have placements associated with them. Some courses such as those in Education, Health or Sport have mandatory placements, the outcomes of which will determine whether you are successful on the course.
Health Courses:
Placement support for courses under the School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Allied Health and Community is provided by our Placement Support Team (PLAST). They are there to plan and record your placements and offer advice and guidance, they also provide assistance to the placement providers. Students are fully supported in practice by dedicated mentors, NHS practice facilitators, and by the University’s Practice Development Team.
Current students can contact PLAST via the self-service portal or via e-mail on plast@worc.ac.uk more information can be found on the placement support webpages.
Students in our Three Counties Medical School can contact the school directly regarding placement support and arrangements, by emailing TCMSplacements@worc.ac.uk for further guidance.
The University of Worcester College of Health & Sciences also offers a Compliments and Concerns webpage, allowing you to provide positive feedback or to raise a concern regarding your experience on placement.
Business Placements:
Worcester Business School courses may offer a “sandwich year”, combining work experience with study. You will be able to apply to spend your placement year at a small medium or large organisation in the UK or abroad. Placement opportunities are available in all business and IT sectors, for example; marketing, advertising, PR, HR, business management, finance, economics, programming and game design.
Visit Business work placements for more details and get in touch via email on education@worc.ac.uk
Many companies offer summer or other short-term placements. These can be an excellent way of building up a network of contacts and getting experience of exciting projects. We advertise short-term vacancies on our Blackboard site as well as the year-long placements. Look at the careers service pages to find further details of short-term opportunities.
Other Course Placements:
Students on other placements, such as Teaching Courses, or courses which involve a module placement requirement during the programme of study should contact their course teams to discuss requirements, what’s involved and the contribution of the placement to the course. Students must refer to their course handbooks to confirm the contact details for the team provide support, advice and guidance while on education placements.
If you’re thinking of joining a teaching course, our Getting School Experience pages contain lots of helpful information.
There are many benefits of undertaking a placement, including increasing your employability and preparing for the work environment, plus building on key skills such as time management, communication or working with others.
If you have a placement, you might need a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, for further information on this please visit firstpoint’s DBS guidance webpage.