Further information:

• About placements
• Benefits

Services for businesses

Benefits

Placements are not just about the student benefiting from the experience. They are an extremely valuable method of bringing fresh knowledge, skills and enthusiasm into your organisation and a boost to your human resources.

• Excellent Value - Placement students can bring up-to-date skills at a relatively low cost.
• Low Risk - Ongoing assessment and support from the University helps ensure high levels of satisfaction.
• Energy and Enthusiasm - With a little bit of direction placement students can achieve excellent results.
• Fresh Outlook - Students can bring an unbiased view to your organisation.

Many companies, large and small, now employ placement students as an integral part of their workforce. Some recent participants in our placement scheme include: Codemasters, Co-operative Bank, Cummins, EMI Music Publishing, Gamestec, Genetta Cars, Jagex Ltd, Next, O2, Renault Gears, Sumo Digital and Virgin Media.

Why choose our students

The University of Huddersfield has a high quality reputation for its courses and its students.

• All our courses focus on the most up-to-date technologies and innovations.
• Our courses place a high emphasis on the development of practical skills such as team working and presentation skills.
• Our dedicated placement team can greatly reduce the amount of effort usually required during the selection process.
• The university is strongly committed to links with industry and has a vast amount of experience in managing placements.
• Once we get to know you we can also introduce you to many other important initiatives and sources of funding.