Under Tier 4 (General), you can do a work placement as part of your course of study, provided that the work placement is an assessed part of the course and the course is:
- at degree level or above; or
- a foundation degree course; or
- provided by a Highly Trusted sponsor.
The work placement must be no more than 50 per cent of the length of the course in the UK, unless there is a legal (statutory) requirement for the course to contain a specific period of work placement.
Example 1. You can study a two-year Master's degree course involving 12 months studying with your education provider and a 12-month work placement.
Example 2. You can study for an NQF level 4 diploma involving 26 weeks' classroom learning (with a minimum of 15 hours' taught study per week) and a 26-week work placement arranged at the end of or at any time during the course.
Example 3. You can study for an NVQ level 3 qualification with a work placement run concurrently with the course: 15 hours' classroom study per week with your education provider, plus 15 hours' work placement. Any additional hours worked during the week may be allowed as part of your entitlement to work part-time during term-time (see the 'Conditions of your stay' page), but these additional hours cannot be an assessed part of the course. You will need to arrange them directly with the employer - they cannot be arranged by your education provider.
If your course involves a work placement, your education provider will be responsible for you throughout the work placement.
If you are coming to the UK to do a 'study abroad' programme as part of a higher education course at an overseas higher education institution, you may do a work placement as part of the programme as long as it is no more than 50 per cent of the length of your study in the UK.
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