The Industry and experience

What is industrial experience?

• Visiting a professional practice to gain an insight on how you could fit into the industry
• Gaining some professional experience for yourself
• Allow you to work in a real life business which relates to your programme of study
• Stand you in good stead for the future and also give you a real life, in-depth look at the practicalities of working in the industry
• Ensure that students understand how an organisation functions and how their work can make a contribution.
• Enhance their learning experience and career prospects by applying their academic knowledge and capabilities in the workplace.

What can you learn from industrial experience?

• Become aware of the culture and structure of a working environment.
• Strengthen links with industry and commerce.
• Develop new capabilities and skills.
• Gain some direction- where you want to go or where you don't
• How a professional workplace operates and how you might fit in
• Gain contacts
• Learn how to improve your portfolio

What form/ format could industrial experience take?

• Placements, actually working for a company
• Visiting studios
• Networking, gain and increase your contacts
• Talking to professionals

What areas of industry are you interested in?


Layout/type


Nothing diluted.

Blanka

The Designers Republic

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What are your concerns about industrial experience?

• Am I good enough to work in the industry and gain some experience
• Finding a placement in an area that doesn't suit you or that works in a way that you don't
• Demand
• Not being able to gain any experience
• Lack of confidence