Unlocking graduate potential for Industry

 

Post-graduate 1+1 Masters placements for 2-year Masters programmes

 

 

What is a 1+ 1 Masters programme?

A 1+1 Masters programme is a 2-year masters that includes 1 year of taught modules, and 1 year of placement in industry as part of their overall Masters Degree.

Like a “sandwich year” for undergraduates, a Masters Industry Practice year is a 1-year placement that is undertaken in year 2 of the degree, after students have passed their taught modules. The placement year is an integrated and assessed part of the course with close monitoring and support from the University and Twin throughout.

The benefit to UK employers is that that Masters level students can be hired again directly after their placement according to their work permission.

 

“Through innovations by the University and Twin Group, a growing pool of highly skilled postgraduate students are being prepared for their next step towards employment.”
Dr. Stuart Ashenden Faculty Operating Officer, University of Greenwich Engineering and Science

Employability skills and industry placement services

 

To support exceptional graduate outcomes, Twin partners with universities to deliver tailored employability skills to students and supports them in securing well-matched placements with highly reputed companies.

How we work with Universities

We work together with universities to embed a system that delivers employability skills and placement assistance for postgraduate students throughout their 2-year Master programme. We undertake an end-to-end placement process supporting your Programme Leaders, compliance, and university careers teams. 

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University programme development for 2-year Masters programmes including industrial practice

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Group employability skills and training

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Personalised employability counselling including industry specific career strategies with actionable SMART goals

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Employer engagement – Twin connects students, universities and industry advocating for international students with companies while assisting employers with the knowledge required to successfully support placement students within their organisation

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By supporting companies directly, Twin can open access to a wider range of potential placements in exciting growth sectors across the UK

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Placement administration and marketing

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Placement monitoring (including UKVI Student Visa compliance)

How we work with university students

We prepare university students with personalised, industry specific, employability skills that will improve their employability prospects for placements and all future roles after graduation. 

Employability Skills and Workshops
We prepare cohorts of students with industry specific employability skills and guides. Students learn what roles are available in their sector and how to seek and secure opportunities in the workplace according to the faculty or courses supported.

Personalised employability skills and CV preparation. 
Through 1 to 1 personalised sessions, Twin ensures that students communicate their knowledge, experience, soft skills, and transferable skills effectively to employers. We prepare SMART career goals and strategy plans, so they are well informed, confidant and career ready on graduating. 

 

How we work with Employers

 

By collaborating closely with employers to find suitable candidates for their roles, we also forge relationships by sharing CSR opportunities, and sharing regular industry insight and trends with Faculties.  Twin provides employers a recruitment pipeline that extends beyond placements, giving employers access to a pool of skilled, and often experienced candidates for placement years and beyond. Drawing upon our vast network of employers, Twin develops additional links with industry for your institution. 
 

What our students say

  • “Coming from a different country and work culture it was important for me to understand the likes of UK. The IP helped me with and gave me the correct knowledge to take correct steps ahead. I was approached by the same company where I finished my IP to join them in their new project with a new role. “

  • Abhishek
    Engineering Management with Industrial Practice 2020 Placement: Kilnbridge Construction, hired,2021

 

  • Twin support was amazing, they did not leave any stone unturned as they helped me prepare for my interview, checked, and corrected my CV multiple times. Meetings were organized by Twin support to help improve our employability generally.”

  • Hajirabi
    Pharmaceutical Science with Industrial Practice 2020, Placement at IPS Pharma Ltd., hired as Quality Control officer since October 2021

 

  • "...there are a lot of things to highlight, however your one-to-one interaction and mock interviews are my favourite."

  • Sreerag
    Civil Engineering MSc. with Industrial Practice. Current placement at Mott Macdonald

 

  • “It really felt surreal to interact with the HRs of the reputed pharma companies, and their speeches were very insightful and very helpful for a freshman like me to get into a bright career opportunity.”

  • Blessy
    Pharmaceutical Science with IP, Jan 2022, Current placement in GSK Synergy division