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Education Business Partnership (EBP)

An Introduction to Work Experience

Michelle Smith - CEO

Agenda

1. Introduction to EBP 2. Benefits of work experience 3. Hints & Tips 4. EBP approach 5. Results 6. Sources of support 7. Questions

Introduction to Education Business Partnership (EBP)

EBP are a not-for-profit company, who have been bringing together businesses and young people for

• ver 25 years, to inspire our future workforce.

Our work directly influences the career choices young people make whilst at school. We work with businesses to create and deliver high impact activities to Inspire, Educate, Develop Skills and Raise Aspirations. Deliver via

• Work Experience placements
• In-school/ employer hosted programmes and

activities

• Increased motivation and confidence
• Familiarity with work environment/new

setting

• Improved communication, organisation and

social skills

• Enhanced awareness of the work

environment

• Positive attitudes to work

Benefits of Work Experience

Hints & tips

Preparation is key

• Sourcing relevant and appropriate placement
• Area of interest
• Logistics
• Duration
• Employer briefing/guide
• Pre placement check
• Health and safety induction is vital
• Shared goals and expectations
• Embrace the opportunity!

EBP approach

• Application process
• Placement sourcing & matching
• Student briefing
• Placement description
• Student -> employer introductory call/meeting

Results

Thank you EBP for sending us the most amazing work experience student. Bright, engaging, great attitude and willing to learn - what more can employers ask for! The thing I enjoyed the most about work experience was the variety

• f tasks you would be

asked to do. It also made me learn a lot about the pressure and deadlines in businesses. At the end of the day, I felt like I had accomplished a lot

• f things that I didn’t know
• before. It was really hard

work, but it was good fun!

Sources of support

Education Business Partnership:

Work experience arranged through your school/college

Ways into Work:

Private Work Experience placements Support to gain paid employment Web: www.waysintowork.com Tel: 0300 561 0010 email: info@waysintowork.com

Optalis:

As above, but for Wokingham Web: https://www.optalis.org/ Tel: 0118 977 8600

Any questions?

Michelle Smith - CEO Tel: 01635 279275 email: michelles@ebpwb.co.uk Education Business Partnership Shaw House, Church Road

• Newbury. RG14 2DR

www.educationbusinesspartnership.co.uk Registered Charity No. 1030564