Talent-Rich Work Experience: How Mondelēz International Inspires the Next Generation

A Taste of What’s Possible

Mondelēz International may be renowned for their global and local snack brands – but their online work experience programme with Futures For All is also a signature offer that’s full of flavour and craftmanship.

Since 2022, the team at Cadbury's Chocolate Center of Excellence in Bournville, Birmingham, has delivered a carefully designed 5-day remote work experience for young people across the UK. Their upcoming opportunity is currently open for application via our Work Experience Finder – whether accessed directly or through Mondelēz International’s website.

“Mondelēz International recognises the importance of investing in the future generations and inspiring young people to see the opportunities within the food industry which is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector. Offering work experience is part of seeing the growth in young people and inspiring them to see what they are capable of.”

Mondelēz International

“Futures For All is proud to work with Mondelēz International to offer life-changing work experience to young people from state schools and colleges. Over the past 4 years, our partnership has enabled students to take part in exciting and eye-opening remote placements, giving them the chance to develop skills, build confidence, and explore future career paths they might never have considered.”

Nick Brook, CEO, Futures For All

Student Feedback

Young people gave Mondelēz International’s latest remote work experience an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars. 

89% of young people were confident that they could achieve their career ambitions after taking part in the placement.

“The best thing about the placement was learning about all the job opportunities that I would have never known of.”

Student, 17 

Your Opportunities, Their Future

Through our partnership, Mondelēz International have engaged with young people remotely from across the UK, with their latest work experience receiving applications from 42 different schools and attendees from 31 different local authorities.  

65% of young people who participated were from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds.

47% identified as female – 53% identified as male.

50% had never previously gained work experience.

Over 8 in 10 participants (82%) felt that the placement raised their awareness of the various career routes within the industry, providing insight into opportunities they may not have encountered otherwise. 

Their remote delivery and use of our Work Experience Finder from opportunity advert to applications, to placement, means that our partnership has helped Mondelēz International widen access for young people who might otherwise miss out as well as centralise and standardise their entire work experience offer. 

“Those who have previously engaged in our on-site work experience have been those who have been able to travel to site and most often, have connections with our employees. Whilst on-site work experience is valuable and we continue this offering where we can... offering remote work experience diversifies those that can we connect with and inspire. Allowing the young people to join remotely not only reflects the working patterns currently but it also means that those who struggle being in large groups to focus, can work and join from a setting that is more suitable for them.”

Mondelēz International

With our free-to-use Work Experience Finder – a fully safeguarded, one-stop-portal for real-world opportunities – employers no longer need to manage multiple, ad-hoc requests from schools and students or direct young people to various documents and contacts across the business. Our digital platform provides ease and efficiency with one single, consistent access point for both employers and students, significantly reducing the time and effort required by teams, while making the process clearer and more accessible for young people. All you need to do is signpost young people to it – whether directly or via your own platform.

Like Mondelēz International’s webpage, a dedicated space for opportunities and updates can raise awareness of your work experience programme and reduce enquiries, while harnessing your brand recognition and visibility.

“We have a high interest in our remote work experience and we wanted to be able to direct people to a place with all the information in. This has already saved us time and resource in explaining and sharing as we can now direct people to one website. From an applications and impact perspective, it also enables us to reach a wider audience as students who may be searching for work experience placements on our website can now view the webpage and be directed straight to the Futures For All website to apply.  The website offers a place for young people to understand and be informed before applying. This helps those who find it beneficial to have an idea of structure to join.”

Mondelēz International

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure that every young person in state education has access to high-quality, fully funded work experience — wherever they live, whatever their background.

Through our partnerships and activities since 2010, we have supported almost 2 million young people to gain invaluable experiences – in-person, remotely and through hybrid delivery – that unlock their potential and skills, prepare them for the workplace and feel empowered about their future. That’s a huge network of future talent with fresh ideas and perspectives for employers to connect with – and it’s never been as easy.

• Instantly list placements on our Work Experience Finder and manage applications for thousands of engaged students ages 14-19 across the UK, from one-off days to scalable programmes – everything you need to get started and deliver work experience is in one convenient place! 

• Students apply (in just a few clicks!) for real-world work experience opportunities — whether remote, in-person or hybrid. 

• Connect with the 2,200 state schools and colleges registered to overcome challenges faced by 76% of employers in recruiting talent – target by school, region or nationwide.  

The talent is out there – so let’s make access fair. 

Partnering with Futures For All

Whether your company is keen to provide work experience with Futures For All – through multi-day placements, short career talks and/or introductory Insight Days in-person, online or through a hybrid approach – or deliver work experience as an external opportunity that taps into our network and guidance, we're here to support.

“Futures For All are a fantastic partner to run our Remote Work Experience with. They have the knowledge, skills and experience to partner and look after the relationships with the schools and students and do this in a way that ensures safeguarding and GDPR measures are covered which enables us to focus well on our offering and delivery of content to the students. The Futures For All team that we have worked with are all equally as passionate as we are about providing this opportunity and we find them easy to connect and communicate with to ensure that both sides are doing what is need in the run up to and during the placement.” 

Mondelēz International 

If you’re keen to provide work experience for young people, head to our employers page for more information or email employers@futuresforall.org to get started. Share your opportunities today and make a real impact. 

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