Work experience: regional

North West

• Year In Industry, local North West contact is: north@etrust.org.uk
  Providing high-quality, paid placements for students in their gap year before or during their degree course
• Lancashire Education Business Partnership
  They make connections between education and business communities and work with over 6,000 businesses and over 300 schools/colleges and educational establishments across Lancashire
• Business Bridge
  Making links between local businesses and students
• North West Careers
  Offers advice on careers and further learning in the North West
• Nuffield Foundation
  Provides independent funding for research and development in education, law, science and social policy.
  Contacts: Greater Manchester STEM Centre: Ian Morrison (immorrison@44@hotmail.com)
  Liverpool John Moores University: Julie Foulkes (maestro@ljmu.com)

South West

• Year In Industry - local South West contact is c.watkins@etrust.org.uk
  Providing high-quality, paid placements for students in their gap year before or during their degree course
• South West Science and Industry Council
  Highlights the selection of business opportunities in the area
• Great Western Research Initiative
  They fund collaborations between research groups and businesses
• Expert South West
  Provides information about Graduate placements and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• GradSouthWest
  Working in partnership with the region's University Careers Services, they are the only graduate recruitment service dedicated to the South West region

South East

• Graduate Talent Pool
  Helps to connect graduates to businesses via internships
• Shell Step scheme
  This is run by Wenta
• The LDA
  A comprehensive guide on what you can do with your degree and where to find placements
• London Innovation Placement Programme
  Helping to team business with graduates
• Space Careers
  Helping you to find careers in the space industry
• SEPnet
  Helping employers engage with students in the South East