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Working in industry
Kent offers a number of different ways of gaining work experience while you are studying at the University.
What are the benefits?
Employment skills
Prior experience working in industry is always popular with employers when you look for a job after your degree, and some students have returned to work full-time for their industrial placement company.
Greater subject knowledge
The vast majority of students who take this option come back to the University with increased enthusiasm and subject knowledge, applying their work experience to future study.
Earning a salary
Students spending a year in industry earn a salary for the year – always helpful in for paying costs. The salary varies depending on the industry and the company, but typically students can earn between £14,000 and £25,000. Students only pay a portion of the home fees rate for their year in industry – no matter where they are from. If the placement is taken as part of an Erasmus year, it is possible that the fees will be waived.