Real work, with real employers in Porto

Every placement matched to the student's course, supervised by a named workplace mentor, and vetted by our team before anyone walks through the door.
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How funding works
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Sectors we place

Mapped to FE curriculum areas — catering, care, creative media, engineering, construction and digital.
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Hospitality & catering

Kitchens, hotels and cafés

Brigade kitchens, front-of-house and barista placements for catering and hospitality students — real service, real standards.

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Care & education

Health and social care settings

Day centres, nurseries and community projects — with enhanced vetting, close supervision and structured reflection.

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Trades, creative & digital

Workshops, sites and studios

Engineering, motor vehicle, construction, media and digital placements with hands-on mentors who teach by doing.

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What every host employer signs up to

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A named workplace mentor for each student — someone responsible for their induction, their tasks and their progress, every working day.

Named mentor
Every placement, no exceptions
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Public liability or employer liability insurance verified before any student is placed — and health and safety risk assessments completed with our team.

Insurance verified
Checked, documented, filed
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Real tasks matched to the student's course — agreed in a written Learning Agreement before arrival, reviewed with the student mid-placement.

Course-matched work
Written into every placement
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A workplace visit from our coordinator during the placement — checking progress against the Learning Agreement and resolving anything early.

Monitored in person
Mid-placement, every cohort
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Students at work

Six pristine portraits

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FAQs

For colleges and Porto employers alike
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How are employers chosen?
Visited, vetted and re-approved annually. We check supervision capacity, health and safety, and — above all — the quality of work students will actually be given.
What does a student's day look like?
A real working day shaped to their course — prep shifts in kitchens, project work in studios, supervised support in care settings — with our coordinator checking in and evenings free for the city.
Do students need to speak Portuguese?
No. Workplace mentors operate in English, and navigating an international workplace is part of the learning. A basic phrase induction is included in the welcome day.
We're a Porto employer — can we host students?
We'd love to hear from you. Hosting brings motivated extra hands and international connections — and we handle the paperwork, insurance and supervision framework with you.

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