You will be required to provide us and the hosting business with a placement agreement (convention de stage, Praktikumsvereinbarung, accordo di tirocinio, acuerdo de prácticas) before starting your placement.
A placement agreement defines your status as a trainee undertaking a placement as part of studies and states the job description and dates of the placement. It is signed by you, your university and the hosting business.
Ask your placement officer for a form, most academic institutions have one. Contact us if they do not have a placement agreement form.
All placements are open to any EU undergraduate,
or graduate studying for a further degree, with a valid EU, EEA
or EFTA passport.
Your academic institution must cover you with a placement agreement for the whole duration of the placement.
The payment varies, but typically the allowance is around £600 - £1000 per month. This is intended to cover your accommodation and basic living expenses, but not wild parties, excessive shopping or travels around the country. The remuneration packages are not negotiable under any circumstances!
Student grants may be available; ask your placement officer for more details.
Some of the host businesses will help find accommodation, but mostly it is your responsibility. Internet is a helpful tool and we have a list of accommodation web sites that we can send you, just email us and ask.
The sooner you sort out the accommodation, the better; you don’t want to spend the first week or two in an expensive B&B!
The processing time varies. Typically it takes around four weeks before you get the final answer.
The application process:
First you apply, attaching your CV and cover letter. We screen it against the requirements and decide your suitability. If you meet the criteria you will receive an invitation to call for a preliminary interview. This will usually take up to two days, often you receive the invitation the same day! You will also be informed if your application is unsuccessful.
After the preliminary interview your application will be compared with others' and a shortlist of the best 4-5 candidates will have their details sent to the host business. Again, you will be notified about the progress. Shortlisting takes a couple of days, maybe a week.
Now it is the hosting business' turn to compare you with the other candidates on the shortlist. They will probably want to interview you and will invite you to call them for a chat. The final decision will be made after the interview and you will be informed about the results. In total the whole process typically takes 3-4 weeks.
Sorry, but no. All the information we can give you is in the placement advert and should be enough to prepare yourself for the preliminary interview. The hosting business will give you their contact details and possible website address if you are invited to call for an interview with them.
