Opportunities to work with BHASVIC
The college is keen to work with employers in a number of ways. Listed below are some suggestions of relevant activities and points within the academic year when employers can get involved:
Key dates/opportunities to get involved in (as many or as few as relevant)
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Type of activity |
Further Details |
Time of year/dates |
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5 day work experience placement |
During Skills Week, all first year students will be sourcing their own work placement and any additional offers of work experience at this time will help them. |
7 - 11 July 2025 |
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Work Experience placements, shadowing and insights |
First and second year students can undertake work experience around their timetable. Employers can be added to our database for when a student is interested in gaining work experience. |
Throughout the year or during college holidays |
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Advertising vacancies |
Please email wex@bhasvic.ac.uk with full details. |
Second year students go on study leave in May. Sharing your vacancies before then will help us to promote your opportunities. |
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Employer talks, mock interviews, CV support |
Target tutorial groups or subject areas for those students who are interested in work after college |
Throughout the year |
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Subject/Career Talks |
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Running a stall at an event or offering a talk at a specific college careers event |
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Case study of young people already working in your organisation/poster about company and opportunities |
Displayed in college or in tutorial slides |
Ongoing |
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Mentoring |
Offering students the opportunity to receive mentoring from employers. This can be beneficial for student and staff development. |
Ongoing |
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Alumni |
If you have opportunities suitable for recent college leavers, these can be shared with the alumni community |
Ongoing |
Register Your Interest
We'd love to work with you!
Please email wex@bhasvic.ac.uk for job vacancies, work experience and skills week.
Email careers@bhasvic.ac.uk for talks, Futures Fair and anything else related to careers.
Employers Engagement Strategy - the Careers Team is currently developing an employment engagement strategy. This will be published here at a later date.
Case Studies
Please see below for a snapshot of the ways that the college has worked with employers. More examples can be found on the news section of the website
American Express
American Express are the college’s Enterprise Adviser and work with the college to offer subject talks, support for enterprise and employability students through CV and mock interview workshops.
Morgan Sindall
Students have had the opportunity to experience a wide range of departments at Morgan Sindall’s Portslade site. For further information on the students’ experience, please see the newsletter
NHS
The NHS has been a longstanding partner at our annual Futures Fair which has been running since 2016 in its current form. Students have the opportunity to interact with professionals from a wide range of professionals.
Sundials Clinic
Sundials Clinic has offered a range of activities to BHASVIC students including work experience placements, subject talks and demonstrations.
