Work experience can be ideal way for individuals who are not sure what they want to do or which sector they want to work in to gain some experience of what it is like to be in a work setting. For an employer, a programme can provide you with the first step in a ‘grow your own’ approach to building your workforce and feeding your talent pipeline.
The length of the work experience can vary: from ‘tasters’ lasting just half a day, through to one or two weeks, or even delivered a couple of days a week over a few months.
Resources:
- NHS England (Health Education England): The Future of Healthcare Work Experience Discovery Report explores the NHS work experience landscape and looks at how it could be improved.
- NHS England (Health Education England): The National Work Experience Resource Catalogue is a repository of resources that can be shared to all health and social care colleagues to support the development and delivery of online work-related learning content.
- NHS Employers – Work Experience in the NHS
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