The guidance also says colleges and school sixth forms should: The trials found co-ordinators raised the status of work experience in institutions, were a cost-effective way of ensuring work experience became a priority and were vital in developing relationships with employers so they offer placements. Today’s guidance says each college and school sixth form should consider either appointing an existing member of staff as a specialist work experience co-ordinator, or recruiting one. the work experience undertaken prepared students for the world of work, developing teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills, and gaining confidence from real-world experience.the pilot “considerably” improved all participating colleges’ engagement with employers.students were “very positive about the benefits and particularly valued experiencing a real working environment and gaining skills and confidence”.The evaluation, also published today, and carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research ( NFER), found that: The new study programmes came in from this academic year. Professor Alison Wolf recommended in her independent review of vocational education that work experience should be an integral part of programmes of study for all 16- to 19-year-olds, and that the Department for Education should run a pilot to test different approaches to improve the quality and scale of placements offered by providers. The advice is published following the findings of an evaluation of a work experience pilot for 16- to 18-year-olds in 25 further education colleges over the last 2 years. The Department for Education today published advice to colleges and school sixth forms to help ensure all students get the high-quality, relevant work experience needed for good jobs.
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