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Professional
Placements 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 Do
Tomas – Games Programmer
Monika – First line Support
What Students Do
Katherine - Systems Integration
Malak – Programmer & Data Analysis
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
Professional Pathway (PP) : Route
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?