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Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) on Thursday, 30 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 July 2016 (named day). It was answered by Nick Boles (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Work Experience

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities to people in full-time education.

Answer

We want young people to have opportunities to engage with employers and the world of work throughout their education. This should be an age appropriate approach which begins with work discovery activities in primary school.

We recognise that older children will benefit from an increasing range of employer interventions including inspiring talks, mentoring and work experience. That is why the employer-led Careers & Enterprise Company is increasing the level of employer input into schools and colleges. For example, by rolling out its Enterprise Adviser Network, which works closely with Local Enterprise Partnerships to connect employees from firms of all sizes to schools through a network of volunteer enterprise advisers drawn from business.

We want more young people to have the opportunity to take part in high quality work experience that helps to prepare them for the workplace and develop the employability skills that employers require. Work experience and work placements should be an integral part of most students’ 16-19 study programmes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41558
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Work experience
Link
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