BUDDING marketing executives are being offered the chance to gain on the job experience at Redditch NEW College.

The Peakman Street college is giving two undergraduates the opportunity for a one-year work experience placement in it's marketing department, following the success of its current pilot scheme.

One student will carry out a public relations role while the other will specialise in distribution and planning.

The college's marketing manager, Jeff Caseley, who launched the initiative, said: "As an educational organisation we aim to pioneer a scheme in which students can develop their practical skills in relation to their university study."

Aston University undergraduate Hannah Millwater, who has been carrying out the role of press officer for almost a year, added: "The experience I am gaining from the placement has been invaluable and I am really enjoying it too."

For more details on the positions on offer, visit the college website at www.ne-worcs.ac.uk