We offer a number of placements to graduates and undergraduates at our headquarters in Bracknell. The type of placement varies and can be arranged so you learn skills in a specific area, or just as your first encounter with the world of business. We offer two main types of placement scheme.

Please send us your application before 31 January of the year for which you wish to undertake your placement. Write to:

Careers and Placements Co-ordinator
Human Resources
Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3PB
United Kingdom

Remember to quote 'Met Office careers on the web' on all correspondence.

One-year - you will stay with us for a year and probably sample work and gain experience in different areas of our business. You would be paid a salary according to your qualifications, experience and job level. We hope that you would gain some valuable insight into how the Met Office works, as well as gaining experience that you could offer to other potential employers once you graduate.

One- to three-month - Most commonly accepted during Summer vacation, we welcome applications from graduates and undergraduates wishing to spend their holiday working in a pleasant environment gaining valuable, transferable skills as well as receiving a reasonable salary.

Outstations - Some frontline stations offer work experience. Requests should be sent to the Manager at the station where the placement is required. Contact the Careers and Placements Co-ordinator for advice about your nearest station, or you may find us in your local phone book.

If you are in years 10 or 11 at school, please visit the education pages for details on work experience.