Internship Experience Certificate

Source: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/internships/internship-experience-certificate/ Parent: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/internships/

The Careers Centre offers an Internship Experience Certificate (IEC) that recognises undergraduate and postgraduate taught students who have undertaken professional-level work experience.

Benefits of the IEC include:

• official recognition from the University of St Andrews and a record of your achievement on your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
• an opportunity to reflect on your work experience
• a chance to inspire other students who are interested in internships and provide an insight into what can be achieved.

The IEC can only be awarded once, but there is no limit to the amount of work experience case studies you can submit.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the IEC, you must:

• be an undergraduate or a postgraduate taught student
• have completed your internship, lasting at least four weeks, before applying for the IEC.

Your internship could be remote or in person. 

If an internship is part of your studies, the Careers Centre cannot recognise it through the IEC.

Gaining the IEC

Complete the Internship Experience Certificate form (Word) and email it to careerexperiences@st-andrews.ac.uk. When completing the form, show how your experience has helped you develop your career-seeking and employability skills.

If you have undertaken an external internship, include an email, letter or certificate of completion from the employer or organisation.

Most students can email their work experience form at any time in the academic year. Final-year students should do this by the end of May so the IEC can be added to their HEAR before graduation in June.