Business Management Work experience

Published

5th October 2017

Dundee Business School at Abertay are looking for employers to participate in a placement initiative aimed at providing 3rd year Students on the following BA (Hons) programmes: Business & Management; Business and HRM; Marketing & Business with real life work experience. In return it is hoped that they will be able to make a meaningful contribution to your business. The idea is that they join your company for 1 day a week for 10 weeks (preferably a Wednesday) to put their knowledge and skills into practice, so as

•             to develop the skills and behaviours required by Business Managers

•             to gain experience through project work or shadowing

•             to report on a current Management/Business issue identified by the student and/or the placement provider

FAQs

Will I need to pay the student?

  • No, these are unpaid placements

What is the duration?

  • The placement has been devised to take place for 1 day (Wednesday preferably) per week for 10 weeks

When will the placements take place?

  • Placements will take place January 17th  2018 to March 21st  2018 (inclusive)

What do I have to do?

  • Have organisational premises

  • Have Public Liability Insurance; Employer Liability Insurance; a Health and Safety Policy

  • Organise meaningful tasks or a possible project for the student to work on and support the student while on placement.

Interested?

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