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Aphra K
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It has to be said that usually there is a special department/person whose job it is to sort out intra/job placement early in the year that it will take place and they keep a database of companies etc. who are willing to take people.

At least that is what happens in my experience in other colleges with other types of courses i.e. software, media studies. If the students secure a place themselves well great.

I have some sympathy with the students on this one, the college should have been more organised and arranged work experience, not necessarily in game companies, but in companies where they can get some relevant experience. On the other hand colleges are pressured into putting in work experience into course structures without much recognition as to how difficult and time consuming it is to organise and source.

Given the size of the local industry and the growing no of courses this is going to be a challenge for some time to come for both colleges and students I expect.

Aphra.