In4ra Management Programme
Work experience
that actually counts
Remote placements in Central Administration, Digital Sales & Marketing, and Human Resources — arranged through your college, your university, or your Work Coach. Structured training, weekly support, and a certificate and reference at the end.
Open
Placements year-round
4
Ways to join us
Remote
Fully remote (UK)
Weekly
Supervision and check-ins
How to join us on placement
Placements are arranged through your college, university or Work Coach rather than applied for directly. That way your placement is properly supervised, counts towards your course or programme, and comes with agreed objectives from day one.
T Level industry placements
Arranged by your college
We host T Level students for the industry placement element of their qualification. Your college agrees the hours, the learning objectives and the review points with us before the placement starts.
Who it is for: FE college students on a T Level in Digital, Business or Management
University placements and sandwich years
Arranged by your university
We work with universities under a placement agreement covering supervision, objectives and reporting back to your placement tutor. Placements run for a defined period of up to one year.
Who it is for: Undergraduates whose course includes a required placement
Jobcentre Plus placements
Arranged by your Work Coach
We accept referrals through Jobcentre Plus schemes, including sector-based work academy placements and work trials. Speak to your Work Coach, who will make the referral and confirm what applies to you.
Who it is for: Jobseekers building confidence and UK workplace experience
Work shadowing days
Arranged directly with us
A short observation visit — you sit in on the working day, see how the team operates and ask questions. No assigned tasks and no commitment on either side, so we can set these up quickly.
Who it is for: Anyone exploring whether IT services is the right direction
A note on pay
Placements arranged through the routes above are unpaid, because they form part of a course or a government-supported scheme and are covered by that arrangement. If you are not on one of those routes and you want to do productive work with us, that is a paid role — talk to us and we will tell you what is open. We do not ask anyone to work unpaid outside a recognised placement scheme.
Currently open
These are the areas we have open at the moment. Others open at different points in the year as capacity moves around the business, so if you are studying something else it is still worth asking. All placements run fully remotely, with a named supervisor and a weekly check-in.
Central Administration
Supporting central administration across the business. A good fit for anyone studying Business Management, or heading towards operations and administration.
What you would be involved in
- Central admin coordination
- Document and workflow management
- Scheduling and communication
- Reporting and summaries
Who it suits
- Studying Business Management or a related field
- Working towards a Business Management qualification
- Interest in operations, admin, or business strategy
What you will gain
- Real UK admin and management experience
- Weekly support and structured development
- Certificate and professional reference
- Fully remote placement
Digital Sales, Marketing & Business Development
Supporting online outreach, digital brand activity and commercial growth across our IT services business. Suits students heading towards sales, marketing, business development, digital media or social media.
What you would be involved in
- Digital sales outreach — supporting lead generation and client engagement
- Marketing content creation — posts, campaigns and digital messaging
- Business development research — opportunities and market trends
- Social media management — planning, scheduling and optimising content
- Client communication — supporting relationship-building
- Digital reporting — preparing simple performance summaries
Who it suits
- Studying Marketing, Business, Digital Media, Sales, or similar
- Interested in digital marketing, social media, or brand growth
- Looking for practical experience alongside your studies
- Creative thinker with strong communication skills
What you will gain
- Real UK experience in digital sales, marketing and business development
- Weekly support and structured development
- Certificate and professional reference
- 100% remote working
Human Resources & People Operations
Supporting our HR and people operations work across recruitment, policy and employee relations. We can host more than one placement in this area at a time, each covering a different HR specialism, so there is scope to focus on the side of HR you most want to learn. All work involving personal data is done under direct supervision.
What you would be involved in
- HR process support — helping plan and improve how HR runs day to day
- Recruitment coordination — supporting candidate pipelines and interview scheduling
- Policy development — helping draft and update internal HR documentation
- Employee relations support — assisting with internal communication and wellbeing initiatives
- Compliance awareness — learning UK HR standards and record-keeping requirements
- Reporting and admin — maintaining HR records and preparing summaries, under supervision
Who it suits
- Studying HR, Business Management, Psychology or a related field
- Working towards a CIPD or other HR qualification
- Interest in HR strategy, recruitment or people operations
- Organised, discreet, and comfortable handling confidential information
What you will gain
- Real UK HR and people operations experience
- Exposure to more than one HR specialism
- Weekly support and structured development
- Certificate and professional reference
IT Support & Infrastructure
Working alongside our engineers on the service desk and the infrastructure behind it — tickets, troubleshooting, Microsoft 365 and networks. Suits anyone on a computing, networking or digital support course, or working towards CompTIA or Cisco certifications. All work on live client systems is supervised, and placements are given their own sandbox environment to learn in rather than production access.
What you would be involved in
- Service desk support — triaging tickets and working them through with an engineer
- Troubleshooting — hardware, software and connectivity faults, start to finish
- Microsoft 365 administration — user accounts, licensing and shared resources
- Infrastructure basics — networks, backups and monitoring, observed and explained
- Asset and inventory records — keeping the estate documentation accurate
- Knowledge base writing — turning fixes into documentation the team reuses
Who it suits
- Studying IT, Computing, Networking or Digital Support Services
- Working towards CompTIA A+, Network+, or a Cisco certification
- Interested in service desk work, infrastructure or cyber security
- Methodical, curious, and happy explaining technical things in plain English
What you will gain
- Real UK IT service desk and infrastructure experience
- Hands-on exposure to Microsoft 365 and ticketing systems
- Weekly support and structured development
- Certificate and professional reference
Studying something else?
The areas above are the ones open right now. We host placements across other parts of the business at different points in the year, so tell us what you are studying and we will tell you honestly whether we can host it — or when we expect to be able to.
For colleges, universities and Work Coaches
If you place students or jobseekers and are looking for an employer partner, we would like to hear from you. We can host remote placements in administration, in digital sales and marketing, and in human resources, and we are happy to work to your paperwork — placement agreements, learning objectives, logbooks, mid-placement reviews and end-of-placement reporting.
What we provide
Every placement is supported the same way, whichever area you join and whoever arranges it.
A named supervisor for every placement
A weekly one-to-one check-in
Structured training and objectives agreed before you start
Certificate of completion and a professional reference
Fully remote — no travel time or cost
A safe environment to learn in, with work reviewed as you go
Not sure which route applies to you?
Tell us where you are studying or who is supporting you, and we will point you to the right route — or talk to your placement coordinator or Work Coach and ask them to get in touch with us directly.
You can also read more about our IT Management Programme.