All Study Programmes for 16-19 year olds include a significant element of Work Experience. Carlisle College has many years of experience working in partnership with leading employers throughout the North of England and South West Scotland. The Work Experience Team works across the College to help students find relevant, realistic and enjoyable opportunities.
Work experience can increase your employment potential, helping you in a number of ways. It will:
Work experience is a great opportunity to learn about a job or an area of work.
You’ll use skills that you might not even know you have, and develop new skills that will help you to work better with other people now and in the future.
Completing your work placement will also help you gain further knowledge for projects and assignments and give you an understanding of the career path you have chosen.
Once you start your course, it’s important that you bring with you the company name, address, company contact, mobile number and email address. We’ll then conduct a Health & Safety check with the company before you start your placement, ensuring that it’s a safe place for you to work.
You won’t be able to start a placement until this Health & Safety check has been completed.
If you’re unable to secure your own placement, you can provide evidence of the companies you’ve contacted and we’ll help support in securing a placement.
Finding your own work placement can be a good experience. It means you have more choice and control over where you go, and it’s a chance to show off your organisational skills.
Your work experience should be relevant to the course you’re studying at College.
if you’re unsure how many hours your course requires, please contact us and we can advise: workexperience@carlisle.ac.uk
Call: 01228 822 700
Email: info@carlisle.ac.uk
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Once you have a list of employers, it's time to contact them!
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