PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 2454-5899 208 Odit-Dookhan et al., 2022 Volume 7 Issue 3, pp. 208-229 Received: 1 st June, 2021 Revised: 28 th October, 2021; 19 th January, 2022 Accepted: 09 th February, 2022 Date of Publication: 10 th February, 2022 DOI- https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2022.73.208229 This paper can be cited as: Odit-Dookhan, K., Chittoo, H. B., Armoogum, V., Odit, M. P., Seebaluck, V., Narsoo, J. (2022). Exploring Work Placement Experience: Case of the University of Technology, Mauritius. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 7(3), 208-229. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. EXPLORING WORK PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE: CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MAURITIUS. Kiran Odit-Dookhan Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, School of Business, Management and Finance, University of Technology, Mauritius, La Tour Koenig, Republic of Mauritius koditdookhan@umail.utm.ac.mu Hemant Birandranath Chittoo Associate Professor (Dr), Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, School of Business, Management and Finance, University of Technology, Mauritius, La Tour Koenig, Republic of Mauritius hchittoo@umail.utm.ac.mu Vinaye Armoogum Associate Professor (Dr), Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, School of Innovative Technologies and Engineering, University of Technology, Mauritius, La Tour Koenig, Republic of Mauritius varmoogum@umail.utm.ac.mu Mohun Prasadsing Odit Senior Lecturer(Dr), Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, School of Business, Management and Finance, University of Technology, Mauritius, La Tour Koenig, Republic of Mauritius aodit@umail.utm.ac.mu