GO Wales Webinar for Care Leavers and Estranged Students

GO Wales run the Achieve Through Work Experience Programme. A Programme that is a European Social Fund initiative to create work experience opportunities for students on higher education courses in Wales who are under 25 years old, in full-time education, may face barriers to gaining work experience and can say yes to at least one of the following:

• I have a disability or work limiting health condition
• I'm from a Black and Minority Ethnic background
• I have caring or child-care responsibilities
• I am in care or a care leaver
• I am estranged
• I'm from a low higher education participation neighbourhood

GO Wales works with all kinds of employers in Wales to create tailored, flexible work experience opportunities designed to fit around students' other commitments.  The Programme sources:

• Work shadowing:  Up to three days of unpaid work experience where the student observes someone in their role to understand how they do their job.
• Work tasters:  Up to four weeks of unpaid work experience where the student has the opportunity to learn about work and the working environment by observing and undertaking some tasks.
• Work placements:  Four to six weeks of paid work experience getting hands-on experience or working on a project. 

Students who take part in the Programme receive the support of an adviser to help with decisions about what kind of work experience would work best for them, help to prepare for it, learn from it and decide on their next steps.  This will improve students' chances of securing sustainable employment, further training or education on completion of their course.  Help with travel costs and other costs may be available so that doing work experience is an affordable option.

If you are interested in finding out more about GO Wales or would like to sign up to the programme, come along on Friday 23rd July at 11am to meet Clare and find out more!

Please register your interest by 4pm on Wednesday 21st July. A Zoom link and further joining information will be distributed to all who have registered their interest on Thursday 22nd July.  

A discount code will be needed to book a slot onto this session. Please refer to your recent newsletters for this code. If you have any questions, please email Chloe on accessofficer.campuslife@swansea.ac.uk