Work Experience - Student Placement Opportunities

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If you are completing a college or university course, you may be eligible to apply for voluntary experience at Blackpool Zoo. The opportunities we have available are:

An Academic Year in Industry

We are now accepting applications for sandwich year students who wish to apply for our Academic Year in Industry 2024-2025. Please send a copy of your CV and complete the following application form which you can download here and send to student.liaison@blackpoolzoo.org.uk. The closing date will be 8th January 2024. 
 
  • These voluntary placements are for students hoping to take a sandwich year from studying an animal, conservation or marketing and design-related course and run from September to June/August. The positions are full-time and unpaid.
  • Placements are available on the Animal, Education, Research, Marketing and Design teams.

Summer Animal/Education/Research Team Support Student 2024 - Full Time

  • This placement is for students completing an animal or education related course and run from July to September. The positions are full-time and unpaid.
  • Placements are available on the Animal, Education and Research teams.
  • Applications will close on 20th April 2024.

Animal Team Support Students – Part Time

  • This placement is for students completing an animal or education related course and runs from September – December OR January - April. The positions are part-time, Saturday and Sunday only and are unpaid.
  • Placements are available on the Animal team.
  • Applications for September- December are now CLOSED.
  • Applications will close on 30th November 2023 for January- April.

For more information, please read and download our Placement Opportunities Guide here.

If you would like to apply for any of our experience opportunities, please complete an application form and send to student.liaison@blackpoolzoo.org.uk - Download a Placement Application Form here.

For any enquiries, please contact our Research and Student Liaison Officer on 01253 830840.

We welcome your application.

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