Work Placements for Postgraduate Students

Report on a project. It is your own responsiblity to find work placements. This should be normally done early on in the Autumn semester. We will help you wherever we can, but please remember it is your responsibilty to find them.

Knowledge-Exchange Project “Effective Work Placements: Making them Work”
(funded by the Office of Corporate Partnerships at the University of Sheffield)

The Modern Languages Teaching Centre (MLTC) at the University of Sheffield has been working together with Gripple Ltd., a Sheffield-based manufacturing company, and the Regional Languages Network (Yorkshire & the Humber ), to exchange knowledge and expertise in relation to placement learning.
The MLTC is developing its portfolio of taught Masters´ courses, with an orientation towards practical application of languages, in the fields of Translation Studies, Intercultural Communication and Multilingual Information Management.
Gripple Ltd. has extensive experience of effective work placements, combined with an understanding of skills and knowledge required for international development.
The Regional Languages Network has an understanding of the region´s business needs with regard to language and culture.

The project has developed a three-way partnership approach to work placements: Companies, Students and the University all have an important role to play in ensuring effective placements.

The Support materials in the downloads box on this page contain the following information:

• Project Description
• Activities Undertaken
• Results/Recommendations of the Project
• Contract for Placement
• Executive Summary
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements

Support materials for placement students and organisers

• Why do a placement?
• What type of placement?
• Placement organisation and responsibility
• Placement student profile (for placement students to fill out & pass to companies)
• Student Placement Form (for Placement Organisers)
• Student evaluation form (for company and student to complete at the end of the placement)
• Briefing notes for students going on placement abroad.

For further information, please contact Jane Woodin at the University of Sheffield

email : Jane Woodin