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9th July
to 29th July
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Horizons - Industry Experience Programme

9th July to 29th July
Horizons is a 3-week, 30-hour employability programme, including an authentic, professional industry consulting project designed to help prepare you for the workplace with real skills, experience and networks.
This activity is brought to you in partnership with the Careers Service and Rise

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You will be empowered to succeed with a team of peers from across UK Universities, supportive Industry Clients, Programme Coaches and Online Training. You come out of it with a professional project on your CV in Growth Strategy, Marketing, Technology Innovation or Sustainable Impact.

Horizons is the UK’s leading programme to provide authentic, CV-worthy professional industry experience to students seeking brighter career futures.

Horizons is a 3-week work-based learning programme designed to provide you with a valuable professional experience. You will work as part of a student consulting team to undertake a project for a real start-up, business or charity.

Your team will receive a project brief and collaborate to understand your Industry Client’s context and present your findings and recommendations in a professional report.

You will be supported with online training & friendly coaches, include the experience on your CV and receive a digital certificate you can publish on social media.

All students that complete the programme will receive a stiped of £100 to cover the costs of attending the programme. UG students from with entry qualifications other than A levels will be prioritised for this programme.

 

What’s involved?

•      Commit 30 hours over 3-weeks.

•      Undertake preparator employability & skills modules (self-paced)

•      Complete market research and analysis for your Client to the best of your ability in collaboration with your team

•      This might be researching trends and insights for business growth, public policy or sustainable impact for example.

•      Present your findings in a professional report

•      Receive industry feedback on your work

•      Access supportive content and tasks through a gamified learning platform

•      Receive a digital badge on programme completion

Associated Badges:

In A Nutshell...

  • Professionally...engage with a real world client
  • Gain...real work experience
  • Engage...flexibly over three weeks
  • Work...as part of a small team across different Universities
  • Earn up to 200 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.

Schedule

  • call_split 11:00 to 12:15 on 09/07/25
    Orientation Workshop (Zoom)
    Students meet their project team, receive their project brief and are guided through the programme requirements by the Practera team
  • call_split 11:00 to 12:15 on 14/07/25
    Project Briefing Workshop (Zoom)
    Students meet their Industry Partners. Students join session for a recap with Practera and short planning session, before joining their industry partner in a breakout room for 45 minutes
  • call_split 28/07/25 to 29/07/25
    Live Presentation to Client
    Student team and Client arrange a mutually convenient time for team to present findings and recommendations live