Work Experience

Help shape young people’s futures

Each year, over 26,000 businesses like yours offer 35,000 work experience placements for students in Hertfordshire, Essex and Surrey to give them the opportunity to experience the world of work.

By giving a young person the chance to spend time learning about your business and you can:

  • shape the skills and talents of the future workforce
  • raise your company’s profile
  • take advantage of a cost effective recruitment source
  • engage in a variety of staff development opportunities
  • gain new ideas to help your business succeed
  • interact with customers of the future

HCS will help you to make the most of the time you can give and ensure it best suits the need of your business.

Here’s how you can help:

  • offer a student work experience placement in your business
  • share your expertise and provide a “real life” project to bring learning to life
  • host a visit giving valuable insight into your business and the sector
  • provide employee volunteers to support events in schools

Read the comments from other companies who have benefited from having work experience students 

Take a look at  "Jack's" blog of his work experience with Cyber-Duck Ltd  

Get involved

For more information, read our Work Experience leaflet (pdf)

To find out more about offering a work experience placement to a student in Hertfordshire, Essex or Surrey please call or email :

Hertfordshire, Surrey & Merton 01462 704917 wex@hcs.co.uk
Essex 0845 034 5200 info@hcs-essex.co.uk

Alternatively, get in touch by using our Call Back Service and one of our team will contact you.

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