A work placement is an essential part of your course and helps you build the skills you need for your future career. Our Work Placement Team is here to support you every step of the way.
- We support you with health and safety checks and help you find suitable companies that have valid Employers’ Liability Insurance (ELI).
- We provide advice on CVs, cover letters, and applications.
- Start planning your placement early, as checks like DBS can take up to six weeks.
It’s important to choose a placement that matches your interests and helps you build the skills needed for your future career. Work placements not only strengthen your CV by showing real work experience but can also lead to valuable references from employers, which support your job or apprenticeship applications. Beyond that, placements give you practical insight into the working world and can open doors to new opportunities. To find the right placement, try searching company websites, asking friends and family for leads, visiting businesses with your CV, calling them directly, or sending well-written emails and cover letters.
Videos from our T Level students
Learn about what valuable experience our T Level students are gaining on their long-term work placements, as well as what they're bringing to the table from an employer's perspective.
- Clegg Construction
T Level construction student Martin is spending one day a week on site, shadowing managers and gaining essential skills, knowledge and hands-on experience.
Hear what Archie, the college and Clegg have to say about these 45-day placements, which prepare T Level students for their chosen careers.
- King's Mill Hospital
T Level in health students are completing their placement at King's Mill Hospital! We visited to see how they're getting on and what kind of tasks they are undertaking.
- Mansfield & Ashfield District Council
We spoke to various T Level students doing their placement with Mansfield and Ashfield District Council, taking on a variety of job roles from web development to building services.
Hear first-hand why they chose to study a T Level and how it's preparing them for the future.
Videos from our local employers
We visited a number of local employers to help you to discover the expectations of their workforce and to speak to young employees to find out what they had to prepare for and adapt to, to enjoy their jobs.
- County Battery
County Battery is the leading and longest serving battery supplier in the UK for past 40 years. They have branches in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ilkeston and Nuthall.
- Linney
Linney is a sixth generation, world-class, multi-channel marketing services group, founded in 1851.
- Yusen Logistics Ltd
Yusen Logistics is global logistics provider specialising in ocean and air freight forwarding, transportation, and supply chain solutions.
International work placements
As a student, you may have the opportunity to complete a fully funded placement in Europe through the Erasmus+ programme. Students must meet their curriculum’s selection criteria and are supported by staff and European hosts throughout the placement. Recent groups, such as those who visited Tartu, Estonia, gain valuable work experience and cultural insight, with all travel, accommodation, and living costs covered by European funding.
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