To ensure the future economic success of Wales, there is a need to strengthen links between education and business. Careers Wales promotes this partnership in a number of ways, such as work experience.
What is work experience?
Work experience involves moving learning from the classroom into the world of work and it is an unpaid placement with an employer.
What are the benefits?
Young People
- For many young people a work placement is their first experience of the working world. It gives young people the chance to find out more about work and the workplace and to learn a lot about themselves.
Employer
- Work experience can influence the quality of future employees, develop recruitment channels through links with school and college and influence career choices. It also helps to create a positive image of the organisation within the community and helps to understand changes in the education system.
Suggested tasks for young people on placement
Here are a few tasks that can help you to provide a quality work experience placement.
