Industrial placements

As a student at Oxford Brookes you'll benefit from our close ties to industry. Our location in the heart of one of the UK's most successful economic regions will provide you with a host of industrial placement and learning opportunities. Our students have taken placements at:

AP Racing
Aston Martin
Bentley Motors
BMW
Caterpillar UK
CTG - UTC Aerospace Systems
Delta Motorsport
DJ Engineering Services Ltd
EDF Energy
Ford Motor Company
Ginetta Cars
JCB
KW Motorsport
McLaren Automotive
Mercedes AMG
Nissan
Nitron Racing System
Norbar Torque Tools
Oxford Optronix
Rally Preparation Services
Red Bull Racing
Robert Bosch
Rolls Royce
Sahara Force
India F1
Softbox Systems
Triumph Motorcycles
Williams F1
Wirth Research
YASA Motors

Undergraduate placements

We encourage you to take a supervised work placement in your third year of study. Our industrial placement programme has been commended by professional bodies as a model of excellence. We have placement opportunities with local automotive and product manufacturing companies.

We have an excellent record of graduates gaining full-time employment with their industrial placement year company.

Sponsored students spend the year with their sponsoring company. Students who are not sponsored will be assisted in finding a suitable placement.

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What are the benefits of industrial placements?

Experienced graduates are in demand, so showing you have practical, on-the-job experience will enhance your employment prospects. Placements also:

apply your knowledge in a work environment and consolidate your understanding
gain work experience
give you a greater understanding of future career pathways
give you experience of career options you may not have considered before
provide you with a valuable network of contacts in the industry.

Those who undertake a work placement find that it enhances their CV and career prospects. On returning to university for your final year, the experience you have gained from your placement invariably improves your academic performance.

Many of our students go on to find full-time work with the companies where they did their industrial placement.