Application deadline: 15th October 2024
Ages: 14 - 19
29th October 2024 - 31st October 2024
09:30 - 15:00
3 days
Nationwide
Speakers for Schools - Multi Employer
Future Changemakers | Public Sector
Virtual work experience
Are you ready to become a changemaker and shape the future of public services? Our 3-Day Virtual Work Experience is designed for students like you—innovative, curious, and ready to make an impact. Explore the world of the public sector and see how your ideas can transform communities.
📅 When: 29/10/24 - 31/10/24
🖥️ Where: Online, using our secure Google Classrooms platform
What’s in it for you?
Discover the Public Sector: find out about the huge number of roles and opportunities in public service, you'll here from organisations such as Suffolk County Council, and the Department for Work & Pensions, getting insights into what it takes to forge a successful career in the public sector, and how to get your career started.
Complete a Project: Collaborate in breakout groups on real-world challenges, and be part of solutions that matter.
Be a Changemaker: Bring your creativity and skills to life while working with like-minded students from around the UK.
Pitch Your Ideas: End the experience by presenting your group's innovative solutions in front of professionals.
When applying, answer the following questions
- Passion: What cause(s) are you passionate about? Please also explain why.
Experience You Will Gain:
- Complete a project ready for presentation to professionals. This is an incredibly important part of any job role, being able to have awesome ideas is one thing, but to share them convincingly is a whole other thing. This experience will give you the opportunity to develop your presentation skills, and overcome some of the difficulties that exist in trying to get your ideas out of your head, and into the minds of others.
Skills You Will Gain:
- Listening
- Speaking
- Problem Solving
- Creativity
- Staying Positive
- Leadership
- Teamwork