Work experience helps young people build employability skills and prepares them for the workplace.
We introduced our Young Person’s Paid work experience programme in 2017.
This programme provides 12 months paid work experience to young people from a range of backgrounds across our borough in academic years 11-13 (age 15-18).
The young people are offered up to 7.5 hours per week and are paid National Minimum Wage.
Teams who have offered placements in previous years include:
- Streetscene / Environment Teams
- Countryside team
- Tourism and visitor destination
- Libraries & Customer Services
- Adult care
- Youth work
- Finance
- Business administration across the council
- Plumbing and Electrical
For further information about the Young Person’s Paid Work Experience Programme, please contact the WorkforceDevelopment@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
School Work Experience
Work experience offers you the chance to get a real insight into the world of work and begin to explore different career pathways, which may interest you.
We are committed to supporting all secondary schools in the borough to help build young people’s confidence and knowledge when making key decisions for their future careers.
We offer each secondary school within the Borough the following work experience learning activities:
- Year 10 work experience placements – week-long placements based in a variety of areas across the council's service provision.
- Mock interviews – for Year 10 students.
- Attendance at school career evenings / fairs.
- Meet the manager discussions – managers can attend Year 10 lessons to discuss their career aspirations and how they can be achieved.