Doing 1,000 hours of unpaid work to graduate is the reality of 'placement poverty' — and it's taking a toll on students
Doing 1,000 hours of unpaid work to graduate is the reality of 'placement poverty' — and it's taking a toll on students
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Students share their experiences of "placement poverty", which is when mandatory, unpaid placements push them into financial stress and sometimes out of their studies.
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Not only is it unpaid work, students are accruing debt for the ‘teaching component’ of the placement course/unit.
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