Hertfordshire internships
What is a Hertfordshire Internship?
Hertfordshire Internships are available to Postgraduate students. An internship will empower you to take charge of your career and gain the skills you need to stand out amongst peers through a remote internship opportunity personalised to you and supported by a team of professionals. By matching you with innovative host companies in 18 career fields across the world on a flexible schedule to suit you, you’ll gain experience from a global team and develop the skills that employers are looking for in today’s market.
An online internship is a professional development, employability enrichment, and upskilling opportunity which involves you undertaking an internship with a company. Instead of commuting or travelling, you’ll complete the internship from your laptop in the comfort of your own working space.
Doing this alongside your studies will enhance your understanding of real-life work experiences, and bring an additional element to your time studying at Herts.
What are the benefits?
- Gain experience to improve your career prospects and boost your employability
- Be supported by a team of professionals throughout your internship
- Build a network of global relationships
- Enjoy the flexibility of being able to fit your internship around your studies, lifestyle, and work
Internship criteria
- You need to hold an offer to study with us
- You need to have paid your deposit in full by 29th November 2024
- You need to be issued with a study visa and arrive at the University by the 20th January 2025 to start your studies
These voluntary internships are for postgraduate students who are studying at the UK Hatfield campus, and offered on a first come, first served basis.
If you undertake a Hertfordshire Internship it will count towards your 20 hours per week student visa working restrictions. If you do the internship during term time, you need to abide by the 15 hour a week work limit that all Hertfordshire students are required to adhere to when working in roles associated with the University. This is to ensure you maintain a good work, study, life balance.