Welcome to the MyGoups Placement Microsite on CareerHub for the Faculty of Media and Communication Sandwich Placements 16-17 BAA, BAMC, BAPR. Here you will find Placement resources, adverts, information and announcements aimed directly at your course. Please ensure that you also search the rest of CareerHub so you don’t miss out on any of the help available and also look on the link below for the new Placements website.
https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/students/careers/your-placement-year
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Students on placement contact Placement Development Advisor (PDA) see Resources for Placement Development Handbook
Placement Development Advisers
Vianna Renaud vrenaud@bournemouth.ac.uk
01202 752441 Mobile 07970590362
Angela Allen aallen@bournemouth.ac.uk
01202 657852 Mobile 07850 922976
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If you are still looking for a placement please keep in contact with me to let me know your progress.
You can give employers this link at the moment: https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/business-services/student-placements-studentships/staff-student-placements/ this then has an employer guidelines document on and some FAQs.
Karen Moody kmoody@bournemouth.ac.uk tel: 01202 965423 Placement Coordinator BAA, BAPR - WG09
Jackie Darke jdarke@bournemouth.ac.uk tel: 01202 965019 Placement Coordinator BAMC - WG09
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October update:
Santander Internship Scheme
Santander and Bournemouth University have launched the Santander/BU Internship Scheme for 2016 -2017.
Details of the Scheme:
§Provides fully funded 10 week internship opportunities within SME’s (Small to Medium Sized Companies)
§Open to ALL BU students
§Successful interns will receive 2 x £1,500 grants directly from BU starting five weeks in arrears of the commencement of the internship.
§Students can only complete one internship per scheme
To access all the Internship Opportunities on offer visit MyCareerHub
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August update - N.B. Online enrolment information will be emailed to your uni email account around the end of August so please check your uni emails and you must enrol (whether placed or unplaced) and please contact AskBU if you have any queries.
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Placement Registration
You MUST complete a Placement Details Form (the link is in the 'forms' section on the right) BEFORE accepting a Placement. This will ensure that your Placements appear on your Diploma Supplement when you graduate. The Form will be accessed by the Placement Coordinator and approved in conjuction with the Programme Leader. If you are completing a Placement abroad, you must inform your Placement Coordinator so that you can be added to the University Travel Register and get free overseas travel insurance.
Look in Resources for the information for the placement employers so that you can email the 2 letters to your employer
Employer letter
H & S Employer letter or H & S overseas employer letter
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N.B. Enrolment for the placement year - you will be posted information to your home address in late August and you must enrol online during September.
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You can re set your password on the internet - go into the Bournemouth Uni website, scroll to the bottom of the page and choose ‘Current students’. Choose ‘Log-In Services’ and on the right hand side you will see choices for passwords.
You can change your address details by following the link below, and selecting the ‘Update Your Contact Information’ tab.
https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/students/log-services
With your student username and password you can log in to view and amend your contact details.
Information on student support and access during the placement -
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Placement documents - in the Resources section on the right and look in documents :
Application Guide
H & S student leaflet
Fees leaflet
Finance FAQs - placement year
Placement Preparation Guide
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During the placement year -
Placement Development Handbook
Placement assessment briefs- BAA-BAMC-BAPR-Placement-Logbook-2016-17 - submission date will be 4th October 2017 of the final year
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Tier 4 Visa Holders
IMPORTANT: In addition to completing the FMC Sandwich Placement Details Form (as detailed above), you must ALSO complete the FMC Visa Tier 4 Placement Details Form as official Home Office correspondence needs to be issued by Bournemouth University to the prospective employer BEFORE a student can start the placement; this can only be done by the student completing the FMC Visa Tier 4 Placement Details Form.This should be done at least 14 days in advance of the proposed Placement start date.
You MUST NOT start any Placement until this process has been followed and the University has been able to issue the correct Home Office correspondence. You will be copied in to this official correspondence so you will know it has been issued. If you have already started the Placement, and not followed this process, you must cease immediately and inform the employer as to the reasons and notify AskBU (migrantreporting@bournemouth.ac.uk) and the Placement Office.
It is the student's responsibility to comply with this process. Failure to comply with this process means that you will be breaching the terms of your Tier 4 Visa. Bournemouth University will report any breaches to the Home Office and will take action against any student in breach of the regulations, which could result in disciplinary action and withdrawal from your course. For advice or information on Tier 4 Visas, contact AskBU (askBUstudents@bournemouth.ac.uk)
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Emergency Contact Card for Students is in the Resources section on this site.
All student status letters for loans and General or visa queries , please contact askBU 01202 969696 askBU@bournemouth.ac.uk
It is your responsibility to check with AskBU regarding the financial implications of the 40 week Placement and information on student support and access during the placement -
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TFL Application Process - AskBU 01202 969696 askBU@bournemouth.ac.uk
If your placement is in London, you might want to consider applying for an Oyster card which gives a discount on London public transport.
More info can be found by clicking on the link below:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/adult-discounts-and-concessions/18-student?intcmp=1768
Go to the work placement section. Part of the application process will involve sending Transport for London a letter from BU confirming that you are a student – please use the template provided on TfL’s website and complete the placement information on the template before sending your request and template to askBU. They will then confirm information and issue the letter on headed paper. Requests for and queries about these letters should be sent to askBUstudents@bournemouth.ac.uk
Please note that askBU will only issue your letter once you have registered your placement on MyCareerHub and the form has been approved, please complete the FMC (BAA,BAMC, BAPR) 16-17 sandwich placement details form link on mycareerhub/mygroups/placements 16-17 (you can scroll down to the bottom of your form to check that it has been approved – please allow a few days between submission and approval)
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Placement Funding for widening participation students -
Dear Students,
We are fortunate to have been allocated funding to assist students from widening participation backgrounds to access placements that are an integral part of their degree programme
and we are about to launch the newly named“Placement Opportunity Fund” on the Student Portal and on MyCareerHub.
Awards from the Opportunity Fund will be made on a first come, first served basis to those meeting the eligibility criteria.
Students are required to submit the onlineform held in MyCareerHub to AskBU - link to form - Placement Opportunity Fund
Full information can be found by logging in to MCH: application form
An extract from the application form is shown below:-
| Either Household income of £25,000 per year or less; |
| OR |
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Please go to link for further information.
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Resources - Please check the Resources section regularly for placement materials; lots of relevant FAQs, links and documents for help with all aspects of your placement preparation.
CVs, covering letters and interviews information available on ‘Skills4Study Career Planning Package’ can only be accessed from within MyCareerHub. There is a link to it on the front page of MCH under ‘Key Resources’ http://www.skills4studycampus.com/StudentContent.aspx?Module_Id=11&Intro=1
Interview Simulator Package with details on how to access it and links to the User Guide etc at https://mycareerhub.bournemouth.ac.uk/students/faqs/detail/171/how-can-i-practice-interview-t
Alternatively you can get to it from the main homepage in MCH by selecting ‘Interview Practice’ from the list in the ‘Key Resources’ box. If you do a search in the Resources area for ‘Interview Simulator’ it will also come up here as well,
Room bookings - Students can book a room on campus if they want a private quiet room for interviews etc. this can be booked through IT services on the student portal or via the attached link.
https://itservices.bournemouth.ac.uk/services/book-a-meeting-room.aspx
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There is also a Media & Comms Placement Buddies site. Many students have said how useful it would be to talk to people who have been or are out there on placement, especially when applying to or having interviews at particular companies. Our answer is 'placement buddies' where level P and final year students have volunteered to answer questions and give advice about placements.
Please go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/mediaandcommsplacement/
You have already had Careers Education sessions in the first year on CVs, Covering letters and skillls so please update your CV accordingly and look at the examples in the Resources/documents on this page - Chronological CV and Finalist covering letter.
Check the Key dates on the right column and you must attend the Careers Education session this term and then the Placement Preparation session in February and there will be a Pre-Placement Seminar in the summer term.
We recommend that you regularly search on MyCareerHub and although you will see opportunities on the left side of this page under 'Placement Vacancies' you should ALSO do an Advanced Placement search, listing your discipline, on the regular CareerHub console.
NOTE: Please be aware that the vacancies listed in this MyGroup Microsite are normally already approved however on the general mycareerhub listings companies can upload their own opportunities/adverts which might not necessarily be approved for your course.
Look on http://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/ and
https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/student-placement-job...
and Hiive -
for local jobs at http://www.meetjobs.co.uk/
Please ensure that you also search the rest of CareerHub so you don’t miss out on any of the help available as required and look on www.ratemyplacement.co.uk and for local jobs at http://www.meetjobs.co.uk/
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Study Abroad - Please see your Course Leader for more information regarding this opportunity.
Placements Abroad - Students on an official BU Placement must not sign a training agreement generated by an organisation. BU can provide an agreement in French or Spanish for this purpose. This has been generated by the BU Legal Team and protects you. Please contact me if you need to forward this to your prospective employer.
You can be included on the University Travel Insurance Register for a Placement abroad. Once you have registered your Placement and it has been approved, please email me with 'Travel Insurance' in the subject header, request to be added and include the dates of your outbound and inbound flights.
The Going Global Overseas Job Vacancy Database
Overseas placements and information on working overseas
Looking for work abroad? Check out the Going Global Overseas Job Vacancy Database.
Including more than 10,000 pages of constantly-updated content on how to work abroad it also includes a database of current overseas job opportunities, work permit/visa regulations and CV writing guidelines for specific countries and much more!
Features include:-
Country Career Guides
- Packed with country-specific career information, this research tool provides expert advice and insider tips for finding employment opportunities at home and abroad
Visa Advice
- Within each of the country guides find detailed advice on the Visa regulations for that specific country.
Job Postings and Internship Listings
- Search for job openings and internship opportunities in countries around the world.
Key Employer Directory
- Access more than 400,000+ country-specific company profiles in industries such as manufacturing, transportation, consumer goods, consulting services, finance and technology.
To start using Going Global click here
https://online.goinglobal.com/default.aspx
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Overseas placements - look on MyCareerHub – Going Global for information on living and working in the country.
Important information on the country and advice look on https://www.gov.uk/browse/abroad and access the foreign office website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office for the travel advice for the country you’re visiting.
Contact the Placement Office to arrange travel insurance (BU offers free travel insurance).
Contact the Placements Office if you require a Work Placement Agreement signed by BU.
(required in France and Spain but not Germany). BU have their own bi-lingual versions for France and Spain and also an agreement in English. If you are signing an agreement between yourself and an overseas company, you may want to seek advice from SUBU first.
Look on the Study Abroad pages and contact them regarding funding (Erasmus / Global Horizons)
http://studentportal.bournemouth.ac.uk/career/study-abroad/
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Study & work abroad
The Edge on Tuesdays (9am-12noon).The drop in session is available to all students.
Erasmus - Applications are currently open for the Erasmus work placement scheme in the EU - minimum 2 months see details on the website below
http://studentportal.bournemouth.ac.uk/career/study-abroad/working-eu.html
Global Horizons Fund
http://studentportal.bournemouth.ac.uk/career/study-abroad/global-horizons-fund/global-horizons.html
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- The link for the employer support for ALS students is as below:
Employer Guidelines - http://www.levelplayingfields.co.uk/Employer
Just as a point of interest for you all the ALS student handbook is located - http://www.levelplayingfields.co.uk/Student
There is also an App the students can download (on an Android phone only) from the ALS Blog under the “Additional Learning Support On Line” tab: https://levelplayingfields.wordpress.com/research/
The ALS video providing further info can also be found here.
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Student Helplines
SUBU Advice - 01202 965 779
Mon-Fri 9.30am – 4.30pm
SUBU Advice provides free, independent and confidential advice and information to BU students, including those on placement or at partner institutions. We are non-judgemental and accessible, and we work with students to help them resolve their concerns.
We offer advice on housing, appeals and complaints, welfare benefits, and finance, health, employment laws, personal and legal issues.
For more information visit us or contact one of the advice workers:
01202 965779 | subuadvice@bournemouth.ac.uk |www.subu.org.uk/advice
Student Emotional Wellbeing Service
To access the service, students can register online here: http://studentportal.bournemouth.ac.uk/health/counselling/appointments.html, they can come into the office (first floor on Talbot House) or they can call on 01202 965020.
Chaplaincy – 01202 965 383 / 07894 598 915
Samaritans – 08457 90 90 90
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Student Development Award -
Students can view the activities matrix, assessment criteria and sample e-portfolios as well as general information and FAQs about the Award.
- SDA Information video for lectures and other sessions: https://youtu.be/C13Gw_3Vgjk
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BU Disclaimer: Unpaid Placements Bournemouth University recognises the value of work placements and advertises unpaid placements in good faith. However, undertaking an unpaid placement can be financially demanding and the Placements & Careers service recommends that you discuss this with your Employability Co-ordinator or SUBU Advice before applying or accepting any offer.
BU Disclaimer: Internship Agencies Please note that there may be an arrangement/accommodation fee associated with these placements, as determined by the internship agency. Bournemouth University has no involvement in setting or charging these fees and does not promote one agency above any other. Please ensure you fully consider any associated costs before pursuing this opportunity. You may wish to discuss the implications with SUBU Advice before reaching a decision.