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The Employability Unit

Finding Work Experience

Employers today want more than just a degree they want to know that you have proven yourself in a working environment, and this means having some work experience.

  • The Employability Unit is here to help YOU!
    The Employability Unit is able to support students and graduates who wish to gain work experience, whether it is locally in Wales, anywhere else in the UK, or even abroad.

    The Employability Unit has produced a booklet called “A Students Guide to Work Experience” to help you to identify the different types of work experience that are available to you, and outline the support that is available to you to access this.
    Download the Booklet (pdf - 80k)
  • GO Wales Opportunities
    If you are looking for work experience in Wales then GO Wales (Graduate Opportunities Wales) runs two work experience schemes that can help you: GO Wales Work Placements (paid 10 week project based placements) and GO Wales Work Tasters (short, flexible periods of unpaid work experience designed to help you make a career choice). To join Lampeter's GO Wales mailing list and receive regular updates of local Placement and Work Taster opportunities send an email to eu@lamp.ac.uk

    To find out more about GO Wales speak to a member of staff in the Employability Unit, or visit the GO Wales website at www.gowales.co.uk  to find out more about the opportunities that are available across Wales and to register for one (or both) of these schemes.

  • Work Experience in the UK and Overseas
    If you are interested in work experience opportunities in other regions of the UK or abroad then the Employability Unit is able to provide you with information and guidance to help you find the right opportunity.
  • Work Experience Publications
    In addition to the above the Employability Unit also has a number of publications that are produced to help students to find work experience and contain details of hundreds of placement opportunities across the UK.
    These publications include:
  • Prospects Work Experience
  • TARGET Work Experience

Why not call in to the Employability Unit to pick up your copy today?