English & Work Experience

Many students that come to the UK to study also want to gain experience of working within a English-speaking environment. Glasgow School of English offers you a two stage programme to help you achieve this goal:

Stage 1: General & Business English language course (min 4 weeks)

Stage 2: Unpaid Internship at UK company (min 4 weeks)

The work placements are usually offered by companies in the travel or entertainment industries such as hotels, restaurants and bars. This offers you the opportunity to develop the essential skills for working in an English speaking country: communication skills, people skills, time management, cultural understanding, etc. This is an excellent way to develop your English ability and improve your future career prospects at home or abroad.

Requirements

The English & Work Experience programme is available to EU students only. All students must have upper intermediate level English (approximately IELTS 5.0, CEF level B2) before beginning a work placement. Depending on your initial level of English, you may need to extend your period of English language study before reaching the required English level. Please send a full CV (resume) and a letter detailing what type of company and position you are seeking and why you would suitable (min 200 words) to info@glasgowschoolofenglish.com with 'Work Placement Application' in the subject line.