How can taking on a student for industry placement benefit your business?
OFFER WORK EXPERIENCE
- Boost your corporate reputation
- Gain a qualified trainee for your company team 1 day a week
- Benefit from new ideas with the latest industry knowledge
- Reduce recruiting costs and gain early experience of new employees for the future
- A great way for existing employees aiming for line management to try it out
- Demonstrate a social conscience supporting the future local work force
A little bit of information
An Industry placement is an extended period of work experience that gives excellent opportunities to students and allows them to develop their skills in a role that is relevant to their vocational course. It also gives employers the opportunity to ensure that young people are developing the skills that the industry requires. Industry placements allow students to put what they have learned in the classroom into practice during the placement.
You may have heard about T Levels starting to come on stream for learners to mix classroom and industry experience as part of their studies. T Levels are a two-year qualification and during that time students spend most of their time working in the classroom but must also complete a 45-day placement with a local employer.
Support Your Staff and Community
Better management and mentoring skills
Create opportunities for staff to act as buddies, coaches or line managers to students. This helps existing staff gain management and mentorship skills, both of which are known to increase job satisfaction.
A fresh perspective
For smaller employers, young people can be an invaluable source of new and interesting ideas that can change the way you think about doing business.
Improved diversity
Create opportunities for a diverse range of 16 to 19 year olds. Diversity helps your organisation understand customers better, creates better performing teams and increases innovation and creativity.
Extra help with projects
In an environment where staff are doing multiple roles and struggling to meet difficult deadlines, an industry placement student could help support a key piece of work.
What are the employers responsibilities?
Employer’s responsibility include:
• Providing a safe work environment for the student
• An induction explaining policies and procedures
• Provide formal feedback of the student’s progress against the learning objectives when placement is completed.
We will work with you to help you plan the industry placement for the student to make sure they receive the best experience possible. Prior to the student starting placement, we will work with you to organise a work plan that will include learning activities that relate to your industry and organisation.
