Further Information on Work Experience & Vacation Placements Finding out about work placements opportunities As more employers recognise the value, both to themselves and to students, of providing structured work placements, the number of placement schemes open to students continues to increase. The Work Experience Bank carries information on thousands of opportunities UK wide. A number of publications on work experience and vacation placements are also widely available to students, mainly through the university careers services. These include: Focus on Work Experience (part of the Prospects series, produced by CSU) Placement and Vacation Work (a Hobsons Casebook) The A to Z of Work Experience (published by Arberry Pink) In addition, most university careers services produce listings of vacation placement opportunities either as a part of their regular vacancy lists, or as separate publications. Information on placement opportunities UK wide, which are open to all students Information on placements offered through SUCCEEDS There are a number of additional publications which may be of interest. These include: Getting involved in Work Experience - a guide for academics (produced by The Work Experience Bank) Work Experience : Expanding opportunities for undergraduates (Harvey, Geall and Moon, 1998, produced by the Centre for Research into Quality ) Reference copies of these and other publications should be available in university careers services.

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