Placements in 2021
Frequently asked questions on current and planned Placements
We expect placement providers to allow students to continue or start placements in a format deemed appropriate by the provider and in line with government advice. We will be led by our placement providers’ decisions to avoid unnecessary disruption to curricular placement activities and training wherever possible.
Some of our placement providers may be unable to provide any mode of placement during this time and retract or delay their offers. If this is the case, your School or Department will be in touch as soon as possible about any alternative arrangements.
The Placements team are available to help you with any placement query you may have. Please email placements@reading.ac.uk or contact your Placement Coordinator directly.
Am I covered by University insurance (including for COVID-19) when I am on an overseas placement?
Can I do a placement in 2020-2021?
Can I still receive placement support remotely?
Can I undertake a placement in countries not on the ‘exempted from all but essential travel’ Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office list?
Can my UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme) or RIS (Reading Internships Scheme) internship still go ahead?
I'm currently on a Placement - What happens if my placement cannot continue and I have not met the minimum number of hours /weeks?
Does working from home still count towards my placement hours / weeks?
How can I get information to ensure that I am up to date with local in-country information?
I am expected to work remotely for part or all of my placement, is that OK?
I have a confirmed offer from an employer for my placement year, can I still start on the agreed date?
I have yet to find a placement and am concerned. What should I do?
My confirmed placement hasn’t been authorised by the University yet, what should I do?
My employer has cancelled my placement, what should I do?
My placement is a mandatory and regulated part of my course, what happens next?
My placement is overseas, what should I do?
My placement is paid and has been cancelled or cut short, leaving me with financial problems, can you help?
My placement provider has changed my placement role to another, what would you advise?
Should I do a placement if I have a medical condition?
What happens if I can’t complete my placement in full due to COVID-19?
What happens if the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office changes its advice and recommends against “all but essential travel” i.e. non exempted country, to the country I am planning to do my placement?
What if there is a COVID-19 outbreak whilst I am abroad?
What should I do if I contract Coronavirus during my placement?
What should I do if I have concerns about my personal situation?
What should I do if my placement is cancelled by the placement provider?
What should I do if my placement provider wants me to go into work rather than work from home?
Who should I contact if I start to feel ill when abroad?
Will I need to go into quarantine / self-isolation?