What can EDT do for me? - Students
The Year in Industry (YINI)
The Year in Industry (YINI) provides paid, degree-relevant work placements for students in the year out before or during their degree course.
The scheme offers a unique type of year out. The Year in Industry placements provide structured and fully supported work experience from which students gain career and personal development, confirm their career choice and prepare for their degree.
The Year in Industry specialises in work placements for all aspects of Engineering, Science, IT and Computing, Business and much more. Students are carefully matched with companies throughout the UK. Placements generally last 9-12 months and follow the academic year.
Benefits to students
- Valuable employment experience relevant to their degree
- Earn competitive salaries - help reduce university debt or save money for travel opportunities
- Save students time - we actively search for suitable placements and send CVs to companies
- Increase the chance for university sponsorship
- Improve employment prospects after graduation
- Can contribute towards professional accreditation
- Management Training and YINI support throughout the placement
Students get the experience that recruiters and universities are looking for and improve their degree and employment prospects, and companies get access to highly motivated and talented individuals whilst benefiting from a highly cost effect resource.
The Year in Industry has placed over 10,000 students since the scheme began in 1987.
About YINI
- 600 students and over 250 companies take part annually
- YINI is supported by top Universities
- 86% of managers say the placement had an immediate impact on their organisation
- Around a quarter of YINI students are sponsored through university annually
- 75% of companies come back to YINI year after year