Building experience that counts
The In4ra Management Programme
A structured pathway into work across IT support and infrastructure, central administration, digital sales and marketing, and human resources — through supervised remote placements arranged with colleges, universities and Jobcentre Plus.
Our vision
Talent shouldn't be limited by a lack of experience
Getting meaningful experience while studying — and then a first professional role afterwards — is one of the hardest parts of any career. Employers ask for experience that people have not yet had the chance to get, and that applies as much in administration, marketing and HR as it does in IT.
The In4ra Management Programme exists to break that loop. Participants do real work in a real business across a discipline of their choosing, with a named supervisor, structured objectives and weekly support — and come away with a certificate, a reference and something concrete to talk about at interview.
Every placement comes to us through a college, a university or a Work Coach, so it is properly supervised and counts towards a course or programme.
Who it's for
A pathway for every stage of the journey
Whether you are still studying, newly graduated, changing direction or working with a Work Coach, the programme meets you where you are.
College students
On a T Level or similar course with an industry placement requirement, placed with us through your college.
University students
On a placement year, sandwich year or shorter placement arranged through your university.
Graduates and career changers
Building experience in a new field, usually through a course placement or a supported scheme.
Jobseekers
Referred by a Work Coach through a sector-based work academy placement or work trial.
How the programme works
Choose a discipline, then see how it connects to the rest
You join in one area and go deep there — but you also see how it fits alongside everything else, which is what turns a placement into an understanding of how a business actually runs. These are the areas open at the moment; others open at different points in the year.
IT Support & Infrastructure
Service desk, troubleshooting, Microsoft 365 and the infrastructure behind it — networks, backups and monitoring.
Central Administration
Coordination, document and workflow management, scheduling, communication and reporting across the business.
Digital Sales, Marketing & Business Development
Digital outreach, content and campaigns, market research, social media and commercial reporting.
Human Resources & People Operations
Recruitment coordination, policy development, employee relations and HR administration, all under supervision.
While you study
Built to fit around a course
Placements are arranged with your institution, so the hours and duration are set with your studies in mind rather than in competition with them.
Hours agreed around your timetable, not against it
Fully remote, so study and placement do not compete for travel time
Objectives set with your institution before you start
Weekly check-ins that fit around assessment periods
Placement length agreed up front and stuck to
The pathway
How a placement runs
The same structure whichever discipline you join and whoever arranges it.
Student, graduate or jobseeker
Placement arranged by your institution
Induction and objectives
Foundation skills in your chosen discipline
Broader exposure across the business
Increasing independence and responsibility
Certificate, reference and skills summary
What you gain
Overcoming the barrier everyone runs into
Limited experience, a competitive market and no professional network — the programme is built to deal with all three, whichever field you are heading into.
Experience that counts
Real work in a real business, supervised properly — the thing employers ask for and most people cannot get.
A named supervisor
Someone responsible for your placement, not an inbox. Weekly one-to-ones throughout.
Structured training
Objectives agreed before day one, with training built around the discipline you have chosen.
Certificate and reference
A certificate of completion, a professional reference and a written summary of the skills you developed.
Exposure beyond your discipline
A view of how the areas of a business connect — useful whichever direction you go afterwards.
A clearer sense of direction
Time to find out what you actually enjoy before committing years to it.
For colleges, universities and Work Coaches
How placements reach us
Placements are arranged through an institution rather than applied for directly. That way every placement is supervised, counts towards a course or programme, and starts with objectives agreed in advance.
Colleges
T Level industry placements, with the hours, objectives and review points agreed before the placement starts.
Universities
Placement years and sandwich placements under a placement agreement, with reporting back to the placement tutor. Guest lectures and live project briefs where useful.
Jobcentre Plus
Referrals through sector-based work academy placements and work trials, arranged with the Work Coach.
A note on pay
Placements arranged through these routes are unpaid, because they form part of a course or a government-supported scheme and are covered by that arrangement. We do not ask anyone to work unpaid outside a recognised placement scheme — where we need productive work outside one of these routes, that is a paid role.
For students and jobseekers
Ask about a placement
Placements are arranged through your college, university or Work Coach. Ask them to get in touch with us — or see what each area involves first.
See placement areasFor placement partners
Place someone with us
Colleges, universities and Work Coaches — we work to your paperwork and report back in your format.