Offer work experience with Futures For All
Looking to connect with young people and offer meaningful work experience? Through Futures For All and our free-to-access Work Experience Finder, you can list placements, reach thousands of motivated students and build your future workforce in one place.
Whether you're short on time, want to diversify your talent pipeline or strengthen your social impact, our platform makes it simple to get started.
Why offer work experience?
76%
of employers face challenges in recruiting talent. Accessing the broadest pool of young people through structured work experience is key.
73%
of UK businesses report skills shortages. Injecting fresh talent into your industry through placements helps build employability skills early.
50%
of students leave school without any work experience. By offering placements, you can make a real and measurable social impact.
39%
of ‘top jobs’ go to privately educated individuals. Your organisation can help change that.
Why choose Futures For All
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Reach
List your youth work experience placement opportunities with us to reach 70,000 students from our network of over 2,200 state schools and colleges, spread right across the UK.
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Support
Through a donation or as a Managed Service employer, benefit from our dedicated expert support on placement best practices, planning, safeguarding and bespoke programmes.
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Delivery
Use our tailor-made, state-of-the-art Work Experience Finder to manage applications and placements efficiently.
Simple ways to reach young talent
With free access to the Work Experience Finder, employers can:
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Create and publish placements in minutes
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Reach thousands of active student users
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Manage teacher-approved applications
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Customise placements by location, duration and format
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Access data on the results of your impact
By listing placements on the Work Experience Finder, you give young people direct access to opportunities within your organisation while keeping full control of your recruitment process.
If you want to dive deeper into how employers can offer work experience placements, check out our how-to guides and follow our simple steps to get started.
Benefits of providing
work experience
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Access diverse talent from across the UK
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Develop future skills within your industry
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Strengthen your social mobility impact
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Raise your profile in schools and colleges
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Support career development and guidance
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Choose flexible formats: in-person, remote or hybrid
If you want to find out more about how offering work experience placements helps your business, dive into our dedicated page.
An overview of your options
You can offer 1-2-hour career talks, 3-5-hour Insight Days, and multi-day in-person, remote or hybrid work experience – with a few different options:
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Promote your own work experience programme – using our online opportunity listing service to diversify your applications, while benefitting from a step-by-step guide.
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Manage placements in partnership with us – supported by your dedicated Account Manager and using our portal to target specific students, while gaining valuable feedback.
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Develop remote and in-person work experiences with us - whereby we support you with content, admin and hosting, offer technical assistance, provide student feedback and report your impact.
How it works
By joining us, your organisation will be registered on our work experience portal – ready to offer placements and make a social impact.
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List your placements
Reach all our young people – using our portal to go from opportunity advert to applications, to placement, in simple steps.
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Discover talents and impact
Discover impact
By meeting a diverse range of students, hearing fresh perspectives and opting to receive reported feedback and statistics.
Your resources
Your practical guides for delivering high-quality work experience
Work Experience Quality Guide: A separate quality assurance framework across 3 key areas for excellent placement practice.
Wex In A Box Guidebook: Your comprehensive guide with benefits, clear frameworks, essential checklists, and advice to make it happen.
Success stories
98% of employers would recommend partnering with us to provide work experience, giving a 4.9 out of 5-star satisfaction rating.
85%
of young people said their placement helped them to understand what career opportunities are available in the industry.
85%
of attendees felt well-informed on the skills, qualifications, roles and responsibilities, compared to 32% pre-placement.
98% of employers would recommend partnering with us to provide work experience, giving a 4.9 out of 5-star satisfaction rating.
85%
of young people said their placement helped them to understand what career opportunities are available in the industry.
85%
of attendees felt well-informed on the skills, qualifications, roles and responsibilities, compared to 32% pre-placement.
Quick answers to FAQs
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