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Work experience directory

This directory provides a useful list of school, undergraduate, recent graduate and postgraduate work placements and volunteering experiences in various sectors.

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Welsh Government

The Welsh Government offers work experience placements to individuals of school age for periods up to five days.

UK Space Agency/Satellite Applications Catapult

The Space Placements in INdustry (SPIN) scheme provides placement opportunities for those considering employment in the space sector.

Turley

Work experience placements are available throughout the year at various locations.

The Access Project

Volunteer tutoring to support disadvantaged students.

London Wildlife Trust

Find out more about the London Wildlife Trust's paid traineeship programme.

Turing Institute

The Turing Internship Network is a national engagement scheme between business partners and doctoral students across the UK who are studying any topic with a data science and/or AI focus.

Field Studies Council

Higher Education Student Placements for university students and work experience opportunities for school students

Institute for Global Prosperity - BAME Research Internships

IGP are offering two paid training opportunities for BAME postgraduate students

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Daresbury Laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and UK Astronomy Technology Centre work experience placements.

Nuffield Research Placements

Placements relating to an area of science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths.

NatureScot

Opportunities to work with NatureScot and partners to help improve the natural environment and inspire others to care about it.

Natural Resources Wales

Student and HE/graduate placements with Natural Resources Wales.