Your work placement

Your work placement

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Placement types

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10 things to know about placements

Read key placement information
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10 things to know about short work experiences

Gain insight into a short work experience
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Health and Social Care Placements

Information unique to Health and Social Care placements
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Education Placements

Information unique to Education Placements

Arranging your placement

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How to find a placement

Advice on finding a placement
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Funding

Find out about the funding you will receive
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Accommodation and travel

Advice on accommodation and travel while on placement
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Disability support

Information about disability support available throughout your placement
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Need help with your contract?

Support with your placement contract
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Get help from our placement reps

Support and advice from past placement students

Before your placement

Approval

Get your placement approved

All you need to know about the process
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Placement checklist

What you need to consider before your placement
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International placements

Get prepared for your placement abroad
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Sustainability in the workplace

How you can do your bit for the environment
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International Students on Student visas

Learn more about placement processes
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Managing your money

Develop your money management skills

While you are on placement

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What happens on placement

What to expect while you're on placement
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Work to complete

What your synoptic portfolio involves
Safety at work

Safety at work

How to stay safe at work
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Support on placement

Who to talk to for support
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Professionalism on Placement

Expectations in the workplace

Returning from placement

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Apply your learning

Make the most of everything you have learnt on placement in your final year and beyond graduation
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Returning to university checklist

Things to do when returning to university
Placement reps

Become a placement rep

What it means to be a placement rep