Work Experience
Work experience gives you real life experience in a job role, you'll get to see what working in an industry is really like. It also looks great on your UCAS application for university and on your CV.
Benefits of engineering work experience
Work experience gives you real life experience in a job role. Work experience usually for a week or two, you'll get to see what working in an industry is really like. You will be given some tasks to do and will have a chance to meet the team and get involved.
Work experience can help you develop your communication skills as you will have to work within a team.
Work experience looks great on your UCAS application and on your CV.
Where can I find engineering work experience?
- Your careers leader at school should be able to help you find a placement. Many schools have links with local organisations.
- Speak to family and friends to see if they have any connections.
- Search online for companies that interest you or local universities/colleges who run courses you're interested in.
- Check out placement schemes run by large companies like MBDA, and Rolls-Royce.
- Check out In2Science, which helps Year 12 and S5/6 students from disadvantaged backgrounds to find work experience placements.
- Check out Springpod, which partners with employers to provide both in person and virtual work experience opportunities.
Still not having any luck?
Broaden your search, focus on the skills you wish to develop instead and look for a local company that can help you develop these skills. For example, a software design firm or architecture firm.
Unfortunately, we are unable to help you find a specific work experience placement.
After work experience
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