If you're aged between 15 and 24 years old, we can make sure your work experience placement goes to plan.

Health and safety assessments

Our trained team can carry out a Health and Safety risk assessment of the employer's premises to make sure it's a safe environment for you to work in.

How much does a Health and Safety risk assessment cost?

• £25 for an online check
• £75 for a full Health and Safety visit

If you need help finding a placement

In addition to Health and Safety assessments, we offer a limited amount of long-term placements (1 to 2 days a week for 3 months).

How to apply

 Email us at wex@essex.gov.uk and we will get in touch soon.

Work Experience Diary

Supporting young people throughout their placement

We have a great offer to schools and colleges:

Our Work Experience Diary has been used with study programmes to support young people before during and after their work experience placement. It also helps support their evidence in qualifications to employers.

Whether its for those looking for short term placements, something longer or the new T-levels, this 16 page support is a personal journal for the student. It covers areas such as:

• Preparing their journey
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Self-assessment
• Learning goals
• Reviews
• Action planning
• Employers Reports
• Responding to the employer

We are offering these in batches of 100. The cost is £200+vat per batch.

To make a purchase please email wex@essex.gov.uk