'The course has provided me with the analytical skills and cross discipline approach that I require to do my job every day.'
John Lee, DEV Alumnus
'The insight into development research that I was able to gain through my work placement is of great value to me, and has really helped me envision the kind of things I can do with my degree in the future.'
Sonja Klingberg, work placement Uganda, 2011
'This was a really valuable experience because it put into context many of the things I have learned in lectures over the previous 2 years; it made me realise the significance and value of the course on which I am studying.'
Tom Herring, work placement Kyrgyzstan, 2012
'The placement improved my understanding for my degree and of practical aspects of development. Being given this development work experience opportunity[...]has helped me more clearly define my interests and professional plans.'
Lovisa Lane, work experience Singapore, 2012

We provide support to assist students with their careers in development. For undergraduate students we provide the first year key skills unit and throughout their three years development practice seminars and workshops. Our undergraduates find that our Overseas Study Unit and Development Work Experience units help build their early careers. For all postgraduate students we provide workshops and seminars to support employability and development practice skills. We also provide in-depth CV writing workshops specifically designed to reveal how best to cast different types of CVs.

"I wanted to write to tell you how useful I found the financial planning workshops. You managed to make financial planning come alive for us and highlighted its application in our future careers in development. It was a very useful workshop that I won't forgot and I commend DEV for organising it for us all. The Development in Practice module is going very well. Learning practical skills which we can apply means we will hit the ground running after university."

William Barsley, current 3rd year Undergraduate student.