University of Chichester Business and Management Students Have the Opportunity to Undertake

INTERNSHIPS

School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership (SEMAL)

One-Year Business & Management and Event ManagementInternships

The University of Chichester’s School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership enrols Students on a BA (Hons) Business and Management degree. Great significance is placed on providing a learning experience that assists with the students understanding of business practice and the context in which it takes place. The University is committed to working closely with business and the community, offering support, opportunities and facilities to both organisations and individuals in the local community, business and public services.

The SEMAL Placements Office can help businesses of all sizes by advertising 1 Year Internship opportunities to our 3rd Year Undergraduate Students. We assist in the promotion of your vacancies direct to all relevant business students. Work placement gives students the opportunity to implement skills and knowledge gained during their time on campus in a real-world setting.

Our students are looking for a full time paid internship in roles that offers a position of responsibility suitable foran undergraduate student. There are many benefitsfor you and your organisation:

Cost effective way of recruiting intelligent, keen, motivated and ambitious staff.
Students have a range of skills and knowledge in a variety of subject areas including:
Event Management
Marketing
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Tourism Management
IT management
Accounting and Finance
Business Research
Web Design
Business Communications
Students can offer applied and current knowledge from their studies, with full support from their tutors.
Students can focus on a single project that other members of staff cannot afford to spend time on.
When the Year is complete, the student returns to University. There is no need for redeployment.
Students can cover for a member of staff taking paternity or maternity leave. Your work placement student can cover for long-term illness.
Positions can be refilled year on year if required.

What do you need to provide?

A job role deemed suitable for a Business and Management undergraduate student (in consultation with University tutors).
A salary – at least minimum wage.
A mentor and/or line manager who will monitor the student’s development during their internship and write a short report on their progress. Although monitoring and guidance is required, many students are self-starters and will not require detailed daily supervision. Students are contacted by academic staff to ensure that the placement is achieving its objectives.
At least two formal reviews, typically prior to placement visits.
An induction into the workplace.
A healthy and safe working environment. A Health and Safety certificate will need to be completed.
A desk and a PC with Internet access.
Effectively students are employed. Therefore employment law applies as it would with any other employee.

Internships begin between early May and late August in any academic year. Students complete their work placement after 48 working weeks and return to University to complete their degrees. The student will be visited at least twice on placement by the Placement Office and/or a Tutor.

The Placements Office will advertise vacancies to students who must apply to any of the advertised vacancies they are interested in and follow each company’s own recruitment process. We start advertising placement vacancies at the beginning of each academic year (September) and continue to advertise vacancies right up until the end of August.

For more information please contact:

The Placement Office

School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership

University of Chichester

Bongor Regis Campus

Upper Bognor Road

Bognor Regis

West Sussex

PO21 1HR

Telephone: 01243 812037

Email:

Internship Offer Form

Organisation Details

Organisation Name
Address / Contact Name
Position/Job Title
Telephone No
Website / E-mail
Do you have business premises? / Accessible by public transport?

Internship Details

Internship Job Title
Job Description/Project details, duties etc. (continue on separate sheet if necessary or attach a job description)
Person Specification
Any preferred skills, attributes, subject area
Student will be working with children and/or vulnerable adults and will require CRB disclosure
(delete as necessary) / Yes/No

Once the Internship has been approved we will advertise the position to our students and they can either apply directly to you or via the placement office. You can then select and interview in accordance with your own policies.

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