WELCOME TO THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The Workplace Experience Programme  for International Students

is a project delivered by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services in Scotland (AGCAS Scotland).  Funded by the Scottish Government the programme aims to develop a range of opportunities enabling international students to engage with the workplace in Scotland.

 

What types of workplace experience activities are available through the programme?

 

There are a range of possible interactions with international students through the Workplace Experience Programme:

 

• Work placement – by employing a student on a placement in a company
  
• Work shadowing – an opportunity to engage with  a member of staff for a short period of time enhancing the students understanding of the world of work in Scotland.
  
• Mentoring - a series of agreed interactions including meetings, telephone conversations and email contact with a particular contact in a companyover an extended period of time to provide support and assist development of skills required for future employability
•  Visit – a group of students visiting anorganisation to gain an insight into that particular organisation and/or Sector
  
• Case Studies – scenario based activities allowing students to work in groups to solve typical industry challenges.
  

How to get involved:

The Workplace Experience Programme team will be coordinating all opportunities and will be happy to answer any questions about the project.  There are two dedicated Workplace Experience Coordinators who will manage the operation of the programme along with the Programme Administrator.  We can provide assistance with developing person specifications for opportunities and, in some cases, short listing applications. 

Contact Us:

Elaine E Wilson

Workplace Experience Administrator

Telephone:   0141 330 8785

Email:   elaine.e.wilson@glasgow.ac.uk

Current Opportunities

Please note that these opportunities are only open to current international and EA (non UK) students. Please click on company for full details of opportunity.

Visits

Company	Company Address	Ref No	Date and Time of Visit	Closing Date	Category of Student Open To
Cadogans	Glasgow	OP23/C2	6 June 2012. 14.00 - 16.00	30 May 2012	All International or EU students
Cisco	Edinburgh	OP81/C2	7 June  14.00 - 16.00	30 May 2012	All International or EU students
Bright Purple	Edinburgh	OP82/BP2	15 June 15.00 - 17.00	1 June 2012	All International or EU students
Thistle Hotel	Edinburgh	OP27/TH1	4 July  14.00 - 16.00	20 June 2012	All International or EU students

CASE STUDY OPPORTUNITY

Company	Company Address	Type of Case Study	Reference Number	Date to begin	Closing date
Smart Logic	Virtual	Marketing/Social Media	OP76/SL1	As soon as possible	As soon as vacancy filled
Rough Rider IT	Virtual	IT	OP71/RR1	As soon as possible	As soon as vacancy filled
U18	Virtual	Web Creation	OP77/U18	As soon as possible	As soon as vacancy filled
My1Login	Virtual	IT/Web	OP56/ML1	As soon as possible	As soon as vacancy filled
Auchengillan Outdoor Centre	Virtual	Web Creation /Social Media	OP36/AOC	As soon as possible	As soon as vacancy filled

For further details on all these opportunities please see our website http://www.agcasscotland.org.uk/site.php?content_id=6 or contact Elaine Wilson, Administrator telephone 0141 330 8785