The Professional Training Placement Experience

Follow our current students through their Professional Training placements.

JAMINA JOY August Update

(You can check out my July vlog update here). Hello! My name is Jamina, and I study Psychology BSc here at the University of Surrey. This year I’m starting a sustainable slow fashion brand, JAMINA JOY, with help from the funded PTY Enterprise Pathway by Student Enterprise. I get to work on my business for […]


Entrepreneurial Life- as a student.

 Hello everyone! My names Josh and I am a Placement Enterprise Pathway (PEP) student. My business is TheScoopShopUK- a new alternative way to buy and use sports nutrition supplements, with a particular focus on pre-workout and protein supplements right now. I have finished my first month as a PEP student, started my role as a […]


My Psychology Placement at the Surrey Baby Lab

What were the challenges of your year and how did you overcome them? The main challenge of my placement year was when my coworker – another placement student – had to move to Singapore after only a couple of months of working together. There is an 8-hour time difference between England and Singapore, and therefore […]


Beginning My Entrepreneurial Journey

Introduction So, A quick introduction to myself, I’m Lewis Learoyd and I’ve just finished my second year of a degree in Business Management, I’m on the Placement Enterprise Pathway – this means I will be using the year to set up and run my own business, supported by Student Enterprise at the University. My catering […]


What is Your Leadership Style?

Working for Caterpillar has provided me with many opportunities, one being the chance to mentor a manager. After I applied for the scheme, I was shortly paired with Bruno Emilio de Oliveira, a manufacturing and supply chain professional who manages a Caterpillar factory in Brazil.   As a mentee, I have been sharing the point of […]


Economics 101: A Placement in her majesty’s government!

To introduce myself – I’m Joao, starting next semester I will be in my final year studying BSc Economics at the University of Surrey. I recently finished my one-year industrial placement as an Economist for the British Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Here I acquired valuable competencies such as analytical, communication and […]


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