What support is available for finding a work placement abroad?

You can view our Placements and work experience pages for guidance and resources to support you find an opportunity.

To find out about job markets, typical employers and vacancy resources as well as work experience and further study possibilities in more than 50 countries all over the world, please visit the Employability and Careers pages.

All placements abroad, including Professional Training Year (PTY) placements, Health Sciences placements, Vet EMS placements, MPhys placements and PGR placements need to be registered with the International Engagement Office.

For details on how to register and links to the required documents, please follow the tab for your stay type on Surrey Abroad (https://surreyac.sharepoint.com/sites/SurreyAbroad). If you have self-sourced a Vacation Internship you can register your internship on MoveOn to have insurance support and receive pre-departure guidance.

Students undertaking a work placement abroad in Europe that is between two and twelve months long, may be able to apply for Erasmus+ funding from June 2027. Please see SurreyAbroad for more details.