By offering a placement or internship to our talent, you’ll gain fresh ideas and skills while giving valuable real-world experience in return.
What you can offer our students
You can offer placements or internships to our students year-round, although during term time these will usually need to be part time.
Some courses include work placement or work-based learning modules, giving you the chance to offer experience or live projects as part of a student’s degree.
Any opportunities offered outside the curriculum must offer at least the National Minimum Wage.
What you can offer our recent graduates
You can offer internships to our recent graduates at any time by posting an opportunity on CareerZone.
Internships can help our graduates transition into the workplace, giving your organisation fresh perspectives and specialist expertise.
All interns must be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.
Key mutual benefits
- Gain short-term support for specific projects or busy periods
- Access emerging skills and fresh ideas that bring new perspectives to your work
- Build relationships with future graduates and potential hires
- Provide real-world experience that helps students and graduates apply their knowledge and develop their understanding of professional environments
- Offer mentoring and feedback to develop confidence and clarify career goals
- Enhance your team’s leadership skills through line-management opportunities
Ways to offer a placement or internship
Post an opportunity on CareerZone
CareerZone is our dedicated careers platform for Westminster students and recent graduates. It provides job listings, events and tailored resources to help them plan their careers and find opportunities.
You can promote a placement or internship for free by registering with CareerZone.
Get in touch with our placement teams
If you’d like to offer a placement, internship or live project to students from a particular course or subject area, you can contact one of our dedicated college placement teams:
- College of Creative Arts and Technologies
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Westminster Business School
Get involved with our programmes
Our Autistic Talent Internships (ATI) programme supports autistic students and recent graduates to gain paid work experience.
Funding is available for up to ten internships, meaning there’s no cost to you as an employer. Each internship provides around 280 hours of flexible work experience.
By taking part, you can benefit from:
- free training on supporting autistic employees, run by Ambitious about Autism
- access to diverse student and graduate talent that reflects your clients and communities
- the potential to become a Disability Confident employer
For more details or to get involved, email [email protected].Email us about Autistic Talent Internships
Each year, our Explore Teaching Team trains around 30 students for a 15-day voluntary placement in a primary or secondary school. They use their subject knowledge to support small groups of pupils.
To host an Explore Teaching volunteer, visit our Teaching placements page.
Meeting talent in our spaces
We may be able to offer space for interviews or informal meetings with our students and recent graduates at Zone29.
You can also collaborate with us on an event, giving you the chance to meet and recruit new talent in person.
To discuss your needs and options, email [email protected].Email us about meeting talent at Zone29
Testimonials from employers and students
The student built strong relationships with the wider team and understood everyone’s roles – a real team player.
ASOS employer, hosted a Westminster student
My placement has been a transformative experience. I’ve gained valuable industry experience and grown in confidence.
Vanshika Bharadwaj, interned with Ricoh Europe
Further guidance
For advice on offering accessible, inclusive and structured work experience, download our good practice guide for employers (PDF).
If you need help offering a placement or internship to our students or recent graduates, email [email protected]Email us about offering a placement or internship to our students or recent graduates