Placement FAQs
Most placements typically start in July/ August/ September and finish in July/ August of the following year, but this can vary. Placements are between 10-12 months long.
Placements are available throughout the UK and flexibility on your location will increase your placement opportunities, although we will always try to place you in your preferred location. EDT Placements can be a great opportunity to explore another part of the country. Around a third of students choose to live away from home.
We will ask you for your preferences on sector, types of company etc. We aim to match you with the company best placed to give you relevant experience, but we cannot guarantee a placement in a specific company.
Individual placements are highly diverse. They might involve carrying out research, designing prototypes, planning projects, marketing and comms, devising networking methods, data projects, process improvement, software development, financial planning and much more. We only work with companies who can guarantee you work with senior staff on projects addressing real business issues.
Typically, students can earn from £17,000 up to £23,000+ dependant upon age, experience and company salary structure.
Yes. Many companies use the EDT Placements scheme to select graduate recruits, some students are sponsored or offered bursaries through university and even more are guaranteed holiday work.
You receive guidance from the placements team, an EDT mentor and you are assigned a manager with your company. You will have access to free optional Masterclasses and be able to gain your Platinum Industrial Cadets accreditation.
Students placed by EDT now have the opportunity to gain Platinum Level or Platinum Leader accreditation through the Industrial Cadet (IC) programme for the work they complete during their placement. EDT Placement students will complete a competency and skills-based logbook and be able to support their own continued professional development even further by attending optional workshops through the Master Class series.
You will continually be applying theory in a practical context which will enhance your skills. Pre-University students who secure a placement through EDT Placements will have access to a bespoke on-line maths course provided by the Mathematics in Education and Industry organisation www.mei.org.uk. The course covers selected topics from A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics relevant to maths and maths-related courses in higher education. The course is designed to enable pre-university EDT Placement participants to consolidate and develop maths skills while they spend a year in industry prior to university entry. The course costs £90 and is made available to students once they have confirmed their placement through EDT Placements.
Please complete an application form with your CV attached in Word format. We will contact you with details of any vacancies that we think you are suitable for.
No. As students are employed directly by the company, EDT Placements cannot guarantee a placement for every applicant. However, students applying early and being flexible about the type of work will certainly increase their chances.
EDT Placements welcomes students who are: Eligible to work in the UK - School leavers who will have completed A-Level/Higher/Advanced Higher or equivalents, or undergraduate students.
There is no charge for students for this service, if you are successful in gaining a placement you will be paid directly by the company and EDT will not take a cut.
Please email us at EDTPlacements@etrust.org.uk and we will be happy to help.