Work Experience & Insight Days
Here you can find a number of face-to-face & virtual work experience opportunities. These pages are updated regularly so keep checking back!
Work experience looks fantastic on your CV and college / university applications!
New dates are now available for you to attend career days online over the next couple of months.
Career Days give students an insight into different careers that might appeal to them, advice on subject choices and how to apply to university, followed by work experience in the afternoon to help them see what the career may be like. Students receive a certificate confirming their work experience.
Students who are aged 13-18 can register to join the online days by visiting www.careerdays.co.uk
The schedule is as follows:
Medicine Career Day - Saturday 5th October 2024
Dentistry Career Day - Sunday 6th October 2024
Business Career Day - Saturday 12th October 2024
Psychology Career Day - Saturday 19th October 2024
Architect Career Day - Saturday 26th October 2024
Performing Arts Career Day - Sunday 27th October 2024
Law Career Day - Saturday 2nd November 2024
Vet Career Day - Saturday 9th November 2024
Computer Science Career Day - Saturday 23rd November 2024
Engineering & Technology Career Day - Saturday 30th November 2024
Students can visit www.careerdays.co.uk to join a session that interests them and will receive a certificate at the end of the day confirming their work experience.
Obtaining hospital work experience is vital for students thinking of careers in healthcare. In October, there are a range of in person and online days for all students aged 14-18 who might be considering careers in healthcare.
Diagnosis Lab: Live Case Study Course - Monday 7th October - Monday 25th November 2024 - Online
Students are invited to take part in Diagnosis Lab, a live case study course that takes place online. Led by seasoned professionals working in the NHS, this live and interactive work experience occurs every Monday at 7.30 pm BST from Monday 7th October to Monday 25th November 2024. Students will gain a certificate for completing the course with 16 hours of verified work experience and can enrol in the course here: www.premedprojects.co.uk/course/diagnosis-lab-live-case-study-course
Medical Ethics Live - Sunday 13th October 2024 - Online
We have 1,000 free places for students aged 14-18 to join a free session focused on Medical Ethics. During the session our NHS doctors will explain why its vital to understand medical ethics when applying to med school and how to understand moral dilemmas and ethical questions doctors face everyday.
It’s highly likely that you’ll be asked ethics questions or face an MMI station designed to test your understanding of medical ethics so it’s really important you understand some of the questions you will face at medical school interviews. To take part just visit: www.premedprojects.co.uk/free
On Call Day - Saturday Oct 26th 2024 - Kings Hospital
Ward Round & Radiology- Sunday Oct 27th 2024 - Kings Hospital
On Saturday 26th October we have our On Call Day, taking place at NHS Kings Hospital in London. A unique way for students to see how medical and surgical doctors cover on call shifts in a busy hospital. On Sunday the 27th October we have a Ward Round and Radiology Day at Kings Hospital where students can in the morning take part in ward rounds followed by an afternoon of radiology immersion. Students will gain a certificate for completing each day to use in their applications and interviews. To learn more just visit www.premedprojects.co.uk/course/medicine-work-experience-day-event
These unique courses offer a great opportunity for students interested in medicine and we hope to see you there.
We have lots of new, free, and fantastic work experience opportunities for students to get involved in. Please see our website for further details on what we have coming up in your local region.
https://www.speakersforschools.org/work-experience-opportunities/
Some of the employers you could gain virtual work experience with include:-
Work Experience Week (WEX):
This is aimed for young people who are interested in finding out more about a potential career in the British Army.
Information may be found: BASE - British Army Jobs (mod.uk)
Dates currently available:
21-24 Oct 24
18-21 Nov 24
For any further information or questions in regards to this experience please respond directly to the POC in charge: Karen Jones email: Karen.Jones148@mod.gov.uk
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We are incredibly excited to let you know about our in person and new virtual work experience programme.
We are all aware that getting work experience is a huge challenge for aspiring medics and this has been largely compounded by COVID. We are therefore delighted to have a genuinely brilliant solution.
We have partnered up with Kissing It Better, a leading charity who have been recognised by NHS England and the BMA. They have recently been featured heavily on the news for their excellent work in supporting older, isolated people in Care Homes.
Through our joint programme, we will be giving students the opportunity to connect with these people through Zoom coordinated sessions to build up the key skills they will need during their medical training and career, while also importantly supporting a vulnerable demographic.
Alongside the live Zoom calls, there will be a suite of learning modules to help students get the most out of this unique volunteering opportunity.
We anticipate this programme being taken up by thousands of students globally as we are inundated with requests daily. The programme will be running in different countries, such as Australia, and live Zoom sessions will be taking place to accommodate for global time zones.
See the Barclays Life Skills page for information regarding how you can access online/virtual work experience.
Click on the following link:- Virtual Work Experiencehttps://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-virtual-work-experience/school/