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, and placements generally last 9-12 months and follow the academic year. Students earn competitive salaries during their work placement. Students get the chance to gain valuable work experience whilst saving up cash to help them through university or travel the world and broaden horizons even further. It is also a great opportunity to increase the chance for university sponsorship. Many companies view The Year in Industry as an important part of their graduate recruitment programme, and go on to sponsor placement students through university.
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 effective resource. The scheme is supported by top universities and over 250 UK companies take part each year. 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
What do the students think?
Helen Dawson spent her gap year working for Goodrich Engine Control Systems. She is now studying Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London. "I chose to take a gap year, not only for experience and a bit of money but I also needed a bit of a break from academia and the constant pressure of homework and exams. The Year in Industry gave me the opportunity to experience the working world, which has made me a lot more focused as a student. It sounds a bit clichéd but in short The Year in Industry scheme was the best thing I could have done for my year out and I don't regret any part of it".
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