Internships and Volnteering
In a competitive work environment, applicants need more than degrees and academic achievements to succeed. UE Education offers assistance to gain both life-chanaging volunteering experiences that can boost any CV, as well as secure professional internship programmes in world-leading companies.
Internships
Doing an work experience placement or internship can help you gain valuable experience, acquire new skills and develop your cv. It can also be fun and provide you with a unique insight into a future profession that you are considering pursuing. It demonstrates your skills and focus and can help your undergraduate or postgraduate degree application, in addition to that all important graduate job. We can help with our internship support service.
Applying to university can be highly competitive, necessitating you to ensure your personal statement / letter of motivation stands out from the crowd. One of the ways you can do this is by undertaking an internship or work experience plancenet.
Through our internship support we will work with you to help arrange an internship in an area you want to learn more about. Internships or work experience placements can be arranged across different sectors, including:
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Corporate placements for prospective business students
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Legal sector placements for students applying to study law
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Health sector placements for prospective medical students.
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Our internship support helps arrange placements from one week to several months. As well as securing the right internship for you, we will help you with the application process. Which is likely to include developing your existing cv to support your internship application.
There are lots of websites out there which are a great place to start your internship search.
Homestay accommodation options can be arranged as part of your work experience placement or internship. Homestays provide the opportunity to improve your English language skills. Host families from all our homestay options have all been disclosure and barring service (DBS) checked and students can review options to ensure they are happy with their homestay.
Volunteering
Student volunteering during your studies, looks great on your cv. It will give you a range of transferable skills and allow you to make a positive contribution. Volunteering can demonstrate your commitment to a sector, your proactive and independent nature and your ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
Whether it is helping to improve your local environment or supporting those in need. During your studies there are a wide range of opportunities open to you. You may find some student volunteering roles advertised at your university. There are however, many other opportunities out there.
If you are looking to volunteer over the summer you have a world of options. Particularly if are keen to volunteer abroad. You could help animal, childcare, conservation, community, education, medical or sports projects.
Whether you are looking to volunteer during term time or over the summer break. Working with you we can help you to choose the best placements from around the world. There are a wide variety of organisations that we work with, who provide the most amazing and rewarding student volunteering experiences. We can help you to navigate the options. Ensuring you balance being a student volunteer with your study commitments. Then once you have found your perfect placement we will help you to ensure you get your place.