Work experience and qualifications

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Paid work experience
  3. Unpaid work experience
  4. Qualifications
  5. Get in touch

Overview

In 2017, the Council set up a programme called 'Our Social Enterprise'.

The programme offers work experience and qualificatons to people struggling with long-term unemployment, young people and ex-military to help with future employment.

Paid work experience

Our paid opportunities are usually advertised on our job vacancies or through partner organisations.

These opportunities tend to last between 6 to 12 months and employees are paid the national minimum wage for their age.  

There are two types of roles for these opportunities:

  • Multi-skilled - these are hands-on roles, helping with tasks like ground maintenance, street cleansing, painting, furniture removal and other labouring. You will also be able to shadow a trade team where appropriate.
  • Admin / Customer Service - these are office-based opportunities, getting involved with business admin or customers service tasks, such as updating spreadsheets, answering phone calls, taking minutes, scheduling work loads etc.

Unpaid work experience

We offer a range of unpaid work experience opportunities.

For more information, you can:

We have specific information for work experience for schools / colleges.

Qualifications

Formal qualifications or in-house training may help you get future work.

Our Social Enterprise can help improve your qualification levels dependant on funding. 

Get in touch for more information.

Get in touch

If you would like more information or to be notified when opportunities are being advertised, you can: