WIT News

BBS and BAFS students without a confirmed placement Posted: Thu, January 8, 2009

As stated in the last weekly report to you, if you do not have a confirmed work placement position as at Friday January 9th, you must attend college on Monday January 12th for the beginning of the College and Community lectures or the New Venture Initiative meeting.  The time and place for lectures on Monday will be on the School Notice Board.  You should do this even if you have interviews arranged for next week - we will continue to try and schedule interviews through next week where possible. 

This year was by far the most difficult year we have had in getting work placement jobs.  In a survey we did in July, 59% of companies said that the economic downturn would affect work placement positions, and that has happened.  Less than 40% of companies that we dealt with in 2006 and 2007 took on students this year.  We are sorry that not all of you got positions and we wish you well in your College and Community or New Venture Initiative semester.
 
You should let Annette Toms at atoms@wit.ie know if you have secured a work placement position yourself, and ensure that your employer sends or e-mails Annette confirmation of this.