My name is Merlin, I am a year 10 student from The Becket School and my first work experience at the Nottingham Trent University was definitely amazing. In just one week I have met with 22 people who have given me an insight of their hectic, and intriguing jobs. I have learnt so much in just a week and have loved the experience I had here while gaining and developing new skills along the way. On the morning of my first day, I was nervous yet excited; I couldn’t wait to see what was in store for me. I was hoping to gain a lot from this experience and learn a lot about the behind-the-scenes of university life. Day one started off with a tour around the city campus by Kelly, it was my first time seeing what an actual university campus looks like, and the different schools within. It was fascinating to see all these things before going to university myself. After settling down to the ...
Merlin’s Work Experience at Nottingham Trent University
Shimona’s Work Experience with NTU
Hello, my name is Shimona and I attend The Becket School; I am in Year 10 which makes me 15 years old. Firstly, I have to admit, applying for Work Experience around Nottingham was quite a hassle. Especially when my friend and I were both trying to get experience in a law firm; we were underage and most law firms were post-16. However, we both concluded to apply at NTU. Originally, I did want to apply for the Forensic Department but I wasn’t old enough and the Law Department Placement was already taken so, in the end, I applied for the Events Assistant. Although this experience has nothing to do with what I want to do in the future, this experience definitely improved the skills that I will be needing. I also did manage to enter the Chaucer building and spoke to people who gave a lot of advice about the job I will be applying for in years to come. This was my first work experience ...
5 things I would tell my undergraduate self | Emily Oakden
Looking back on my time as an undergraduate student, I think fondly about all the amazing experiences and opportunities I had at my university. From building a portfolio of work to making friends for life, it really was some of the best years of my life so far. However, in the three years that have passed since I graduated I have learnt a lot that I wish I could tell my younger self. I can’t go back in time, but I’m excited to share them with you here! Begin networking early on The idea of talking to people you don’t or hardly know seems extremely daunting, but I promise it gets easier the more you do it. Quite often we’d have guest lectures where you’re able to not only get a real insight into how they landed their job and what they look for in applicants as a potential employer but more often than not a chance to talk to them one-to-one at the end or ask questions. It’s so easy ...
Dorrie’s work experience at Nottingham Trent University
I have only have been at the university for a week, but I have learnt so much in this short period of time. Firstly, I have acknowledged lots of helpful factors to allow the students to have a comfortable experience when studying at Nottingham Trent. For example, there is a 97% employment rate around the university; making it easy to get a secure job when being a student at the university. Also, there is a new campus, the Confetti campus, adding to the additional City, Clifton and Brackenhurst campuses. This new campus will include features like special effects courses and film directing experiences, which adds to the increasingly long list of courses available at Nottingham Trent University! On my first day, I was mainly shadowing James and some Student Ambassadors {SAM’S} talking to some Year 12's from a school in Boston. The Year 12’s seemed to be quite interested in the care ...
Lauren & Natalia talk Pathways to Law
The Pathways to Law programme offers aspiring Year 12 students practical experience of Law in university and in the field through a range of activities such as taster sessions, mock trials, e-mentoring, UCAS applications and much more. Here are two of our current students speaking about their experience of their work experience placement, organised through the programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJpT9eZhL-o&feature=youtu.be Further information about the programme, how to apply and eligibility criteria can be found here. ...
“Hey Muzungu!” International volunteering in Uganda
So I travelled a bit when I was younger: Europe, USA, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Australia, NZ, Fiji. Then in 2016 I was lucky enough to be able to take my family on an incredible holiday in Tanzania. We saw some truly stunning places and wildlife. It’s a culturally rich and diverse country, and yet we also completely failed to experience anything beyond our tourist bubble and connect with anyone at all who wasn’t paid to be there for us. That bothered me, and so when the opportunity to lead a team of student volunteers on a playground building project in neighbouring Uganda came up a few months later, I knew right away that I wanted to do it. Why on Earth wouldn’t I?! What a welcome! After months of team-building, fundraising and preparation, the students and I flew out to a small community in Uganda just a few miles from the equator. Within minutes of our arrival, the kids were out ...