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40 Years of Student Competitions
ASET has celebrated student voices through national competitions since 1985.
Thousands of students have shared insights and gained recognition for their work based and placement learning experiences. To date, we have awarded over £20,000 in prize money to 40 winners.
3 categories, each with a prize of £100
ASET Student Competition
If you have recently completed a placement, an internship or work experience, in the UK or overseas, as an undergraduate or postgraduate, remotely or in person, we want to hear about it.
Reflect on your experience to inspire and motivate fellow students.
There are three categories, each with a prize of £100
Open to students, at ASET member institutions, who completed a placement, internship or work experience in the academic year 2024/25.
Prefer to see the full application form before applying? A copy is available here
Snapshot of Success Competition
Share up to 3 photos that capture your experience (placement, internship or work experience) along with a short description for the chance to win £100.
Open to students, at ASET member institutions, who are undertaking a placement, internship or work experience in the academic year 2025/26.
Prefer to see the full application form before applying? A copy is available here
You can enter if:
1. You have undertaken a placement, internship or a period of work experience supported by your university/college.
2. Your university/college is an institutional member of ASET.
3. You have complied with all Terms and Conditions for entry (see entry form).
How to enter
a) Complete and submit the entry form for the competition you wish to enter.
b) Obtain permission and contact details of a supporting member of staff at your institution, advising them they may be contacted for further verification if your entry is shortlisted.
Terms and Conditions (for full T&Cs see entry form)
1. Entries that fail to meet all the competition criteria will be rejected.
2. Judges will make their decision in line with competition criteria. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence over the results will be entered into.
3. You must seek clearance from your placement employer before submitting to ASET.
4. ASET will use edited quotations and versions of the entries to encourage and promote the concept of work-related learning. The copyright of all entries submitted will be vested in ASET.
5. By entering you are agreeing for your anonymised data to be used by ASET for research into experiential/work based learning.
6. Winners’ names may be publicly announced on our website or social media unless anonymity is requested upon prize acceptance.
7. Winners will be notified via e-mail.
Shobika Subashkaran,
University of South Wales
Lucy Davies
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Gabrielle Osewa
University of Portsmouth
ASET President Sarah Flynn commented: “The student competition is always a difficult one to judge; the applicants are great at drawing out their personal development and growth often focussing on their increased confidence in themselves and their ability to work with others. It is also gratifying to see them taking great strides in developing their professional understanding too, and connecting their placement experiences with their career aspirations and ambitions for success. Congratulations to our winner, and those who have been highly commended, another super year”
Shobika Subashkaran, University of South Wales
Shobika says she learnt a lot about productive workplace collaboration, teamwork, and the dynamics of working in a professional setting while working as an assistant accountant with the Rhondda Cynon Taff City Council financial team.
Her placement experience helped her to close the gap between her academic understanding and real-world financial application by working in a real-world finance environment. Her experience has had a big impact on her goals for the future, with a better knowledge of the operational and strategic demands of leadership, and the importance of team work and interpersonal skills.