Turing & Erasmus+ placements · Porto, Portugal

Turing Scheme work placements in Porto for UK college students

Safeguarding-first, employer-led, and priced within your Turing grant. We organise, deliver and report the whole 14-day placement, so your team carries the outcome, not the admin. Your students come home changed.
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How it works for colleges

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Porto riverside at sunset, with the Dom Luís I bridge and Ribeira district

Flexible, vetted hosting for 14-day placements

Students walking through a college campus
now booking pilot cohorts for 2026/27
14 days
Standard placement length
£0
Cost to your students, fully Turing funded
1 day
We reply within one working day
24/7
Emergency line answered in Porto

Placements with vetted employers across Porto's key sectors

Construction · Sports · Hospitality · Healthcare, matched to your curriculum areas

Safeguarding & Welfare

Everything handled. Everyone safe.

Programme management

Cohort planning, employer matching, flights, transfers and accommodation, organised around your academic calendar.

Safeguarding-led

Safeguarding roles, checks and protocols agreed with your college before any student travels, and a 24/7 emergency line in Porto.

Vetted employer placements

Real work matched to each learner's course, with a named workplace mentor and weekly progress check-ins.

Funding fluency

Programmes priced within the DfE's published Turing rates for Portugal, and Erasmus+-ready from 2027.

SEND-adapted programmes

7-day adapted placements with individual support plans. Widening participation is the point, not an afterthought.

Evidence and reporting

Attendance logs, learner outcomes and a full end-of-programme report: everything your funding audit needs.

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The city

Porto: where your students will work

Our placements sit in Porto's working districts: kitchens, workshops, studios, care settings and shop floors. The images here are illustrative of the city and our programme. We will publish photography from our own partner workplaces and accommodation once our first cohorts have travelled, with consent, and never stock imagery of other people's students.
Placements and sectors
Our safeguarding approach
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For colleges

Plan your 2026/27 cohorts

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The team

Meet the people behind the placements

Real people, named and accountable, from your UK point of contact to the team on the ground in Porto.
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Daniel Da Silva

UK Partnership Director

Your single UK point of contact, from first call through cohort planning to the final report.

Appointment in progress

Porto Operations Lead

Runs the ground operation: employers, accommodation, transfers and the daily rhythm of every cohort. Named and introduced to your college before any student travels.

Appointment in progress

Cohort Coordinator

Meets every cohort at the airport and stays on call 24/7 for the full 14 days. Named and introduced to your college before any student travels.

Appointment in progress

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Qualified safeguarding professional overseeing vetting, welfare protocols and incident response. Named, with qualifications evidenced, before any student travels.

FAQs

The questions college coordinators ask us first.
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How is this funded?
Through your college's Turing Scheme grant (and Erasmus+ from 2027/28). Our programmes are priced within the DfE's published rates for Portugal, so placements cost your college nothing beyond the grant it already holds.
How do you keep students safe, and what happens if something goes wrong?
Safeguarding arrangements are agreed with your college before any student travels: a named safeguarding lead for your cohort, criminal-record checks for every student-facing role, employer vetting visits, risk-assessed accommodation, daily welfare contact and a 24/7 emergency line in Porto. If something does go wrong, it is handled on the ground immediately, your named college contact is told without delay, parents or guardians are contacted where a student is involved, and the incident is logged and reviewed with you afterwards.
What do we need to provide as a college?
Your student list and curriculum areas, a named college contact, and sign-off at each stage. We handle everything else: matching, logistics, delivery and the final report.
Can you support SEND learners?
Yes. 7-day adapted programmes with individual support plans agreed with your SENCO before travel. Additional Turing funding covers the extra support costs.
Contact

Get in touch

Planning cohorts for 2026/27? Tell us about your college and one named person will reply within one working day. No call centre and no obligation, just a straight answer on whether we are the right fit for your students.

Contact details

One named contact for everything: placements, safeguarding questions, cohort planning and partnerships. We reply within one working day.

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