YEAR IN INDUSTRY
Leeds geography students have an opportunity to extend a three-year degree to a four-year programme by working for a year in industry between Levels 2 and 3 of their degree. Whether you are a single honours or joint honours student, this opportunity will be presented to you once you begin your degree programme with us. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills, increase your employment potential and help you to decide upon your future career path.
- Download our Year in Industry brochure here
- Read why top employers view work experience as crucial to gaining graduate employment here
Benefits for you
Working for a year in industry brings many benefits academically, personally and financially. Here are just a few:
- Relevant work experience which increases your future employability.
- The opportunity to earn a salary for a year (average salaries are between £12-£18K).
- Increased confidence for applying for graduate jobs in the future.
- An opportunity to develop a wide range of transferable skills including IT skills, people skills, analytical, numerical and leadership skills.
- Increased maturity for your final year of study, often leading to a better final year academic performance.
- An opportunity to be awarded a degree with the prestigious ‘Industrial’ suffix.
- Up to 70% of placement students are offered future employment by their employer – doing a placement gives you a headstart in a very competitive graduate job market.
Benefits for employers
There are also considerable advantages for employers. Leeds geography students are highly motivated and high-achieving individuals who will bring to an industrial year enthusiasm, commitment and talent. Many of our students have gone on to work for their industrial year companies following graduation, bringing with them the skills and expertise they have gained throughout their geography degree at Leeds.
"The year spent at Javelin Group was an incredible learning curve, enabling me to both improve my key transferable skills such as time management and team-working whilst also learning brand new technical skills."
Paul Matthews, BA Geography,
Year in Indsutry with Javelin Group
"Through communicating effectively and proactive problem solving, Paul has been one of the most efficient workers in the team…"
