Internship and Work

An internship is a period of work experience, offered by an organisation, lasting for a fixed period of time anywhere between a week and 12 months.  They are typically undertaken by students and graduates looking to gain relevant skills.

People often confuse internships and work placements but the two types of experience are different. While internships are usually undertaken over the summer months or after graduation to gain experience in a particular field, work placements, also known as a year-in-industry or placement year, are taken as part of a degree. Students on a placement year are completing a module and receive academic credit for the year.