They provide industry with an opportunity to recruit suitably qualified or experienced students or graduates and apply their subject based knowledge and skills in the business environment. In return, placement candidates increase their knowledge, practical and employability skills.

There are a number of opportunities for employers wishing to identify and recruit undergraduates and graduates, some of which receive public funding. This factsheet explains some of the most common placement opportunities that are currently available.

By committing to an industrial placement, employers can identify suitable candidates for employment, reduce recruitment costs, improve the skills of the candidate for their particular work environment, and build relationships with education partners, develop research programmes and potentially access a wide range of further public funding opportunities.

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