ERASMUS+ in BFEI
BFEI is funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ program to send students on work placements within the European Union.
To date 176 BFEI students have completed an Erasmus+ work placement in Europe:
- In 2018 six students from the Beauty Department did a three work experience placement in 4 and 5 star hotels and salons in Tenerife.
- In 2019 five students from the IT department travelled to Utrecht in the Netherlands to complete work placements with a digital media company and six beauty students travelled to Tenerife to complete a three-week work placement.
- In 2020 five Business and five IT students travelled to Utrecht in the Netherlands to complete their two week QQI work experience placement and six Make Up and four Design students travelled to Tenerife to complete a three-week work experience placement.
- In 2023, 36 students completed an Erasmus+ work experience placement in Utrecht, Tenerife and Malaga. These students were studying Beauty Therapy, Make Up, Interior Design, Business, IT and Psychology.
- In 2024, 49 students completed two and three week work experience placements in Spain (Malaga and Tenerife) and Portugal.
- In 2025, 54 students completed a work experience placement in Europe (Tenerife and Malaga in Spain, Malta and Porto in Portugal). 12 students also visited a VET College in Europe (Valencia in Spain and Vincennes in France) on a two day Group Mobility.
- In 2026, we are planning to facilitate 54 students to complete a work experience placement in Europe and 22 students to visit a VET College on a two day Group Mobility.
European Work Experience placements are offered to students on the following courses: Applied Psychology, Business Studies, Beauty Therapy, Make Up Artistry, Nail Technology, Interior and Landscape Design and IT courses.
Students on Erasmus+ placements have their flights, travel insurance and accommodation costs paid for, they also receive an allowance for day-to-day living expenses (food, bus/train fare etc.) while on their placement.
Click on the video link below to check our Erasmus+ journey so far!
