GO Wales Work Placements

GO Wales Work Placements are Wales’ flagship work experience scheme. We offer students and graduates the chance to gain paid, project-based work experience in Wales. Our placements are designed to help make you more employable.

What is a Work Placement?

Placements last around 10 weeks and are normally full time. They are paid at £250 per week or more. There are many benefits associated with a GO Wales placement. Here are a few:

• You get the chance to develop your skills by working on a real business project for a local employer.
• You complete a short work-based qualification designed to complement and add value to your degree, free of charge.
• You can add some vital quality experience to your CV.
• You can give yourself a real advantage over other job hunters in the current competitive job market.
• Many placements lead to further work with the host company but this isn’t guaranteed.

Due to the way we are funded there are some restrictions over who is able to take part in the services offered by GO Wales. Please see here for further information.

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Case Studies

Browse some of the case studies below to see how students and graduates have benefitted from GO Wales Work Placements: