WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
Work experience is an invaluable way of building soft skills, knowledge and expertise and helping to develop contacts. For university, apprenticeship or job applications in the future, it will help you to showcase your interest in and capability for your chosen pathway. It's never too early to begin looking for work experience from subject-specific projects to volunteering or even by securing a part-time job.
Medical Projects - Medical Work Experience
Education Projects offer medical courses work those interested in studying medicine - gaining work experience is vital in advance of your university application.
The medical work experience covers hands on simulations, practical skills such as cannulation and taking blood, plus university application and interview support including mock interviews.
There may still be spaces on the October half-term course plus the have 2022 course dates available to book.
Medical Projects - Medical Work Experience Week
Allied Healthcare Programmes - Medicine, Veterinary and Dentistry
Allied Healthcare Mentor is part of Your Medic Family, alongside Medic Mentor (for doctors), Vet Mentor (for vets) and Dental Mentor (for dentists). Collectively, we are the UK’s largest medical family supporting students to pursue their desired careers in healthcare. Take a look at the website for further information including virtual work experience programmes.
NHS Healthcare Careers Virtual Work Experience – Allied Healthcare Mentor (alliedhealthmentor.org)
WorldSkills UK's Spotlight Talks - 13th and 14th October
WorldSkills UK are offering some Spotlight Talks to deliver free virtual career advice and guidance for young people. The free online events running on 13th and 14th October will focus on digital skills and careers that can be built from technical education and apprenticeships. Use the link below to register.
Spotlight Talks: Inspiring careers excellence | WorldSkills UK
Speakers For Schools
Make sure you are regularly checking Speakers for Schools for their latest work experience opportunities.
Speakers for Schools - Our Home
InvestIN Summer Programmes
InvestIN are already advertising their summer 2022 work experience programmes and are currently advertising a discount on their website. InvestIN offer programmes across the school year in a number of disciplines including medicine, law, psychology, finance, sport, environment, fashion and art. They have a range of virtual or in person options.
Choose Your Career | InvestIN
Wellington College Fireside Talks
Wellington College are offering an interesting programme of speakers throughout this term. Please see the virtual programme below:
- 11th Oct: Prof Alex Edman "The Power of Purposeful Business"
- 18th Oct: Peter Batchelor "Lessons in International Development from Myanmar
- 8th Nov: Zohab Zee Khan "I write"
- 15th Nov: Dr Sara Raimondi "Digital technology is changing International Relations… for good?"
- 22nd Nov: Dr Elke Pirgmaier "Rethinking economic and social norms to address today's ecological breakdown"
- 6th Dec: Owen Slot "The Talent Lab: How to Turn Potential Into World-Beating Success"
- 13h Dec: "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Culture Wires Our Minds, Shapes Our Nations and Drives Our Differences"
Fireside Talks - Wellington College
Gresham College Lecture Programme
Gresham College offer an interesting programme of talks that are available to watch online. Forthcoming subjects cover a range of topics including:
- Redesigning the world in which we live to put the planet first
- Blacks Britiannica: Diversity In Medieval And Early Modern Englan
- Insect Vector-Borne Diseases - delivered by Chris Whitty
Use the link below for further information
Gresham College
