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How to get work experience

Click here for an update on LifeSkills work experience placements

Help your students get work experience virtually

Support your students to gain insight into a range of workplaces virtually from a simulation tool, broad range of industry films and interactive worksheets.

7 things you need to know about volunteering

Discover all the ins and outs of helping a charity or good cause and get the most out of your time.

5 different types of experience to show employers

Find out about the wide range of ways you can build valuable skills, to help you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs.

What work experience gives you

Find out about the wide range of valuable things you can gain from having a go at some form of work experience.

8 things to ask when you want advice

Work experience or no work experience, get genuinely useful advice about jobs and careers using these eight questions.

How I got the most out of my work experience…and how you can too.

Jess explains how Virtual Work Experience helps you get the most out of work experience.

Types of job and skills by profession

Curious about the world of work? Learn about different types of job and the skills needed to succeed in each profession with case studies and more from LifeSkills.

5 tips to help parents support students towards employability

How can teachers help parents with their children’s journey to the workplace? Janet Colledge, chief careers education consultant with Outstanding Careers, offers some invaluable advice.

Why all work experience is good work experience

How work experience can have a positive benefit on your career

Zena’s story – one mum’s LifeSkills experience

Parenting blogger Zena tells us how LifeSkills helped her son prepare for work.

Practise managing workplace challenges

Prepare for the world of work with work experience practice tasks similar to ones you would be likely to complete on a work experience placement.

How to use the LifeSkills CV builder

How to use the LifeSkills CV builder and tips from a newbie.

Work experience resources

Sometimes finding work experience can be a tricky process, discover if these organisations can help to kickstart your career.

Work with them on their lifeskills

Help young people prepare for the world of work

Virtual Work Experience: An educator’s experience

Read Lin’s story about how she used our interactive video tool to prepare her students for work experience.

How to get the most out of school (and build an awesome CV in the process)

Lily, aged 16, shares her top tips on how to get the most out of school!

Finding better work opportunities

This module will boost learners' confidence and resilience by increasing positivity and managing their doubts to give them the best chance of success in returning to work.

How organising a party could get you a job

From communication to creative thinking, the skills that you can learn from extra-curricular activities