The Enterprise Centre within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is offering PAID work experience opportunities for students across FASS, enabling them to put the skills and knowledge gained through study into practice and develop new competencies.
A list of current opportunities can be found below following information about each organisation. In some cases, the nature of the opportunities are flexible allowing the student and placement host to shape the placement to suit the specific interests and skills of the student/s who are taken into the opportunity. Placements will typically run over three months and are offered at minimum wage for a maximum of 140 hours (+holiday pay)
Opportunities
Centurus
Based in Lancashire, UK, Centurus specialise in international student related services for higher educational establishments. Centurus currently represent 2 UK institutions with regional offices in India that subsequently market the institution to agents and stakeholders in an attempt to generate student applications. We have also developed an international student admission system that is expected to be retailed to hundreds of institutions throughout the world to ease their application administration burden.
Centurus is a very new company, only formed 12 months ago yet has come an incredible way in such a short period. Within just 1 year, whilst the core product was being developed and soon after formation, Centurus has already made a great impact. Two of the largest state colleges in the UK have partnered with Centurus who now manage their entire Indian sub-continent student recruitment. In regards to the system, there is widespread acknowledgement with institutions who have already expressed their interest. As a company we are expecting to take on some full time skilled staff this year and potentially set to achieve at least the £1m turnover within the next 3 years.
As a young company, there are many areas which are often outsourced or rushed through. In turn this has left certain functions less robust. Projects are strategically aligned so that they address these key priority areas and strengthen our corporate infrastructure.
Legal Placement
Research Placement
Creative Marketing Placement
How to Apply
You must submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the opportunity by the closing date detailed in the information about the opportunity. Please send your CV and covering letter to Charlotte Stuart c.stuart@lancs.ac.uk
Guidelines for what to include in your covering letter are provided below. A sample covering letter can be found here.
This is a learning opportunity through which you will develop skills and knowledge, either specific to your degree subject, that are transferrable across sectors or provide you with an insight into a specific industry or type of organisation. You will be supported by the FASS EC project team and the placement host throughout. However, for all projects you must clearly demonstrate in your application that you possess:
- A strong interest in the industry area and/ or topic of the project (i.e, audience development; market research).
- An idea of how the experience would allow you insight into an area/ industry/ role that you are interested in working in post-graduation.
- The ability to be motivated and committed to the work on offer and an ability to work with others and independently and to meet deadlines.
If your application is successful, you may be required to undertake a short, informal telephone interview.