Solid Solutions: does its student placement programme sponsor a UK visa?

No published policyStudent Placement Programme

Unconfirmed. Solid Solutions publishes no sponsorship policy for its student placement programme, so we cannot state a firm answer. Solid Solutions, a SOLIDWORKS partner, runs a Student Placement Programme where students deliver hands-on training and support customers via the technical helpdesk. The page lists salary of £24,500 plus performance bonuses, a 12 to 14 month placement, offices across the UK and Ireland, and a potential conditional offer for a graduate programme. The page says applications are now closed and prints no cohort year. No visa wording is published.

Sponsors grads?: Not published
Pay vs threshold: Below the threshold
Opportunity: placement
Pay: £24,500 + performance bonuses
2027 cycle: Applications closed (no cohort year printed)
Confidence: high

The catch: The page does not say which cohort is closed, so timing for 2027 is unconfirmed. Applicants must be studying an Engineering or Product Design related course.

Solid Solutions early careers Verify on gov.uk

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What Solid Solutions publishes about this programme

Checked against Solid Solutions's own careers pages on 2026-10-01. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: not published
Application dates: published
Pay: published
Locations: not published
Degree requirement: not published
Recruitment stages: not published

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-10-01.

Common questions

Does Solid Solutions sponsor visas for its student placement programme?

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme sits below the Skilled Worker salary threshold, which is itself a reason sponsorship is not possible.

What is the catch international students miss with Solid Solutions?

The page does not say which cohort is closed, so timing for 2027 is unconfirmed. Applicants must be studying an Engineering or Product Design related course.

When do applications open for the Solid Solutions student placement programme?

Applications closed (no cohort year printed). Checked on 2026-10-01 against Solid Solutions's own site.

How should I confirm Solid Solutions's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Solid Solutions's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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