The benefits of work experience
Completing some relevant work experience placements, while you’re still at school, can offer a host of benefits that help you discover and get started in your future career faster.
Explore different career paths
Through work experience placements, you’ll get to experience different career paths and job functions - even ones that you probably never heard of before. It’s a great opportunity to see how your own career path could unfold.
Connect studies to the real-world
Work experience placements provide you with the unique opportunity to see concepts that you’ve learnt in the classroom, be applied to real jobs and practical situations to help you make that connection between academia and the workplace.
Strengthen your professional network
Work experience opportunities are a great way to meet influential people and industry leaders and enable you to build and grow your professional network.