Professional Training Year
We have strong links with industry which is one of the reasons why our undergraduates are some of the most employable in the country. Our professional training year helps you to gain the experience you need to stand out from the crowd, and the opportunity to gain graduate job offers from your placement companies. A survey of leading companies in January 2013 notes that `graduates without work experience will struggle to get jobs no matter how good their grades.' (Reported by the BBC.)
Information
- Information for prospective students about placements
- Employability and placements
- Placement information for employers
The destination of some of our recent Professional Training students are:
| 2011/2012 | 2012/2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Aviva | GlaxoSmithKline | Virgin Trains |
| Experian QAS | Microsoft | Deloitte | Xyratex |
| Lloyds | LOCOG | Intel | Disney |
| Trent Cancer Registry | AQA | IBM | Debenhams |
| Bank of England | Royal Sun Alliance | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Datalytics |
| Sony | HEFCE | Ernst & Young | E-Circle |
To find out more about some of our student's experiences while on placement, click the links below or for MMath integrated placement experiences, click here.
Our Professional Training students also achieve, on average, a higher degree classification than those students on our straight Mathematics degrees as the table below shows for our 2012 graduates.
| July 2012 | All Students (84) | Professional Training (29) |
|---|---|---|
| First Class | 43% | 55% |
| Upper Second Class | 31% | 38% |
| Lower Second Class | 24% | 7% |
| Third Class & Ordinary | 2% | 0% |
Click to play video: Surrey Maths and EE placement students talk about their Professional Training Year work on London 2012
Finding a Placement
At the start of your second year, we help you apply for placement jobs through:
- Help with your CV
- Interview practice
- Linking you with employers
- Employer workshops
Supporting Your Placement
During your placement we visit you to:
- Help you settle in
- Assess the experience you are gaining
- Help you record your experience
