Applications open for 2020 STEP Programme

Wednesday, 4 December 2019 06:06

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

Applications for the Island's 2020 Step Programme have now opened.

Undergraduates in their second or penultimate year of university off-Island or at University College Isle of Man (UCM) are encouraged to apply.

The Programme matches students with local private and public organisations to complete paid project placements during the summer holidays.

The programme will begin next June and run for a fixed, eight-week period - this year saw 37 undergraduates taking part.

To find out more about the Step Programme, you can visit www.dfe.im/step or phone 687333.

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