Even the brightest young people will meet new challenges as they enter the work force. Only through direct experience can young people develop the wide-ranging skills of the workplace. The best place to encourage development of the requisite skills has to be in a real place of work, and by providing young people with work experience you allow them to experience the realities and demands of adult working life for themselves.
Work experience is an opportunity for young people to experience working life while they are still at school and offers them the chance to:
• Work alongside adults as part of a team
• Develop and practice a range of new skills
• Become more confident in their abilities
• Relate their school curriculum and qualifications to the workplace
• Make more informed decisions about their future
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT?
Work experience provides an opportunity to promote values and attitudes that serve the needs of business and the community - in the process, potential customers (teachers, students and parents) become more familiar with your organisation.
- Work experience can also offer many other advantages
- Working with young people presents opportunities for staff development
- Young people on work experience are better prepared for the local job market
- Discover new talent - many young people eventually follow a career in their host company
- Students can provide business organisations and their employees with new perspectives on their work
- It can raise the profile of career opportunities within your field and develop recruitment channels
- Linking with education - via work experience - allows you to keep up to date with developments in education
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
At Education Business Links we understand that taking on an additional - albeit short-term - member of staff requires time and commitment. As well as streamlining the whole process for you, our experienced staff conduct Health & Safety approval visits before work experience begins and advise on all aspects of the placement, allowing everyone concerned to make the most of the opportunity without headaches.
Education Business Links offers a comprehensive support package for businesses to help make the experience valuable for the young person, employer and school. These include:
• Job description templates
• Activity workbooks
• Helpline for questions during placement
• Business briefings for placement supervisors
• Pre-placement interview resources
(click here to view the available work experience resource for business)
Book your placement in advance:
Education Business Links have recently introduced a web-based work experience booking system for schools and young people.
This system enables businesses to make their placements available in advance, providing the huge advantage of enabling advanced planning and a coordinated approach to your work experience. Click here to see a sample of this system.
To offer a work experience placement or to find out more click here or ring the team on 0121 248 8100.
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