Our offer to you
Science PLSU is here to support Faculty of Science students with all aspects of your placement journey. We offer information, advice and guidance, as well as coaching support in relation to Science placements and professional employability skills development. This includes help with your placement search, placement CV/cover letters/online applications and the placement recruitment processes.
The benefits of doing a placement
- Gain experience in an industry or sector you’re interested in
- Gain skills and develop key competencies that graduate recruiters prefer
- Understand the relationship between academic theory and work place practice
- Make new contacts whilst on placement and learn how to network
Support we offer
- Developing the skills you need to find a placement
- How to make the most of your time on placement
- Support and guidance with your placement CV, cover letter and applications
- Interview preparation for potential placements
- Placement paperwork
- DBS checks for placement
- Skills reflection post-placement
- Understanding key employability skills
Each School has a designated Work-Based Learning Officer who you can book a 1:1 appointment with. Come and see us to explore what support we can offer you and to answer any of your work-based learning questions. Find out who your Work-Based Learning Officers are.
We offer this support via 1:1 appointments, Microsoft Teams meetings, email, telephone calls or visit us in our office.
Email: scienceplsu@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2079
Room: 904, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, L3 3AF.