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Work experience/laboratory visits

The FSS is unable to offer work experience or visits to our labs, owing to the sensitive nature of the work involved. Most FSS work relates to criminal cases that result in court proceedings. Exhibits and casework examinations have to be rigorously controlled and documented to avoid contamination, and there are legal and procedural obligations on our employees which it might not be appropriate to impose on others. All FSS staff are subject to extensive pre-employment enquiries. This process can take some time and involves the use of external agencies and is another factor preventing us from offering work experience. The FSS does not operate a sponsorship scheme or modern apprenticeship.

Student placements

The FSS does occasionally offer placements to students during their sandwich year in our research and development team (usually for undergraduates whose predominant interest is genetics/DNA) as well as in our IT department. However this will be dependent on the needs of the business for that year and placements cannot always be guaranteed. Competition for places is extremely high and as such students wishing to work in research should be achieving an academic standard of no less than at 2.1 level. Students interested in a placement should send their CV and a covering letter to Human Resources Central Recruitment Team, Trident Court, 2920 Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YN or telephone 0121 329 8444 or fax on 0121 329 8411.