Experience of workplaces

• Are opportunities for young people to explore what it is like to work in that environment, what skills are valued in the workplace, their recruitment processes and what it takes to be successful.
• They may include visits to workplaces, work shadowing or work experience placements, including T-Level Industry Placements. These experiences could be in person or a combination of in person and virtual, where appropriate.

Work Experience Guarantee

The government is reforming work experience for school age pupils so that every pupil will have the opportunity to take part in 2 weeks’ worth of work experience during key stages 3 and 4 (Age 11-16).

Two weeks’ worth of work experience should be broken down into:

• One weeks’ worth of work experience activities in years 7 to 9
• One weeks’ worth of work experience placement(s) in years 10 to 11

Making it Meaningful

A meaningful experience will:

• Have a clear purpose, which is shared with the employer and the young person
  be underpinned by learning outcomes, e.g. (equalex learning outcomes and objectives framework) that are appropriate to the needs of the young person
• Involve extensive two-way interactions between the young person and employees
• Include opportunities for young people to meet a range of different people from the workplace
• Include opportunities for young people to perform a task set by the employer or to produce a piece of work relevant to that workplace
• Include the employer providing feedback to the young person about their work
  be followed by opportunities for the young person to reflect on the insights, knowledge or skills gained through their experience.