Work experience is supported by some of our programmes as a preparation before the students participate in work placement.
Project Business prepares students in the areas of Business. The students have to look at:-
- Business and Enterprise
- Business and Investment
- Business and the Customer
- Business and the Employee
Business and Society
At each stage business volunteers offer information on how their companies deal with each situation. We encourage the students to use this type of questioning when they take part in the placement. They can therefore take this experience and be able to use the skills, knowledge and understanding from the programme to enrich their experience on their placement. It also gives the teaching staff some enrichment for their curriculum areas from the business volunteers’ expertise and they can form business relationships which can be developed further if so required. With the large number of corporate companies involved in Young Enterprise London it can also open up links for schools for work experience. This programme is growing in London with the support of London Corporate Business, enabling the students to get an insight into the real world of work by hearing detailed answers to their questions.
Learn to Earn is a practical, activity-based programme designed mainly for students who are at risk of disengagement with their education. Students are encouraged to identify longer-term goals and aspirations and understand how the choices they make in life and their level of achievement affect the attainment of these goals.
Content and delivery:
With the guidance of a Teacher and a Volunteer Business Partner, students learn about the relationship between education and personal goals. They create budgets, learn to understand the costs of living on their own, and they explore types of careers to match their lifestyle expectations.
The programme is presented in-curriculum over six one-hour weekly sessions (sometimes a one-day seminar)
As a result of participating in the Learn To Earn programme, students gain:
- an economic awareness of the link between what they do at school and their future life prospects
- social skills - raising motivation, participation in schooling and employability skills
- the opportunity to look at career opportunities and the skills required to meet their future goals
- "hands-on" experience - learning through completing a range of activities
- the opportunity to consider what they want from life and what success means to them
Qualifications can be gained by participating in Company and Team programmes. The qualifications ensure the students show their understanding of the knowledge they have gained through their participation. Young Enterprise programmes provide evidence in the areas of knowledge and skills, particularly key skills, literacy, numeracy, and ICT. The programmes can link into the curriculum and therefore support subject areas in a practical way and give the students an active understanding of the area of study. This evidence can be used in applied GCSE subjects, applied AS and A level, for Apprenticeship programmes and BTEC courses. Industry Masterclasses can support vocational courses and be used as evidence of understanding. Young Enterprise programmes also provide evidence for ASDAN from foundation level to the University Award.
WRL Entilement. With guidance, students of all ages can learn from their experiences in the world of work to develop their key competencies and skills and enhance their employability.
Employers value people who have undertaken work experience, been able to reflect upon that experience and then go on to articulate and apply what they have learnt.
Partnerships between employers and Higher Education are valuable in promoting work-related learning and improving the quality and quantity of such experiences.
Support for all forms of work-related learning and appropriate recognition mechanisms should be in place.
