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Placements are similar to internships in that they are structured work experience schemes through which university students enter the workplace, discover what it is like to work in a particular career sector and to develop useful skills. The term placement, rather than internship, has traditionally been used when a student had to undertake the work experience as part of their degree course – but these days some employers use the terms placement and internship interchangeably.
What kinds of placement are there? A placement year (otherwise known as a year-in-industry or a sandwich year) typically lasts between 24 and 50 weeks and is held between your penultimate and final year of studies. Summer placements, unsurprisingly, run during the university summer holidays; they are typically aimed at penultimate-year students, but some might be open to other year groups.
If you make a good impression as a placement student, many employers will either offer you a job for after graduation or put you straight through to the final stages of their graduate recruitment process; in some cases, they may also sponsor (AKA cover some of the costs of) your final year.

Trainee SEN Teacher (Paid Placement)
Cranleigh
£26,458

Systems Engineering Year In Industry Student
Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth, Leatherhead, Burton-on-Trent
£25,000

Data Science & Software Placement Year Student
Manchester, Bristol, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Burton-on-Trent
£25,000

Electrical & Electronic Placement Year Student
Bristol, Burton-on-Trent
£25,000

Maritime Placement Year Student
Bristol, Plymouth, Portsmouth
£25,000

Chemical Placement Year Student
Glasgow, Bristol, Leatherhead
£25,000

Placement Student - Marketing Communications Assistant
Darlington, UK

Sizewell C Science and Engineering Industrial Placement - London
London
£26,750

Placement Student- Distribution Business Unit Finance, Darlington
Darlington, UK

KPMG 2026 Tax One Year Business Placement Programme - Birmingham
Birmingham

Mechanical Engineer Industrial Placement
Bridgwater
£24,500

Electrical Engineer Industrial Placement
Bridgwater
£24,500
