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Work experience - rewarding and valuable
Doing unpaid work experience, also known as volunteering, can bring you great rewards. Work experience gives you the chance to learn new skills and improve those you already have. You will be helping others at the same time...and helping yourself build a better future. Many people have moved into new types of work on the back of the work experience they've done - and you can join them.
Choose the organisation or group you wish to help carefully. Make sure it does something you feel is important, something you feel passionately about. Make sure that the experience will improve your own chances of getting back into paid work.
What you can offer, what you can learn
Getting unpaid work experience is a win/win situation - you gain extra skills and the organisation gets someone passionate and committed to their work.
Your questions answered
Will my expenses be covered? Can I get work experience overseas? Will it affect my benefits? Read answers to these questions and more.
Ready to go for it?
Find out where to look for work experience opportunities and what to ask before you accept an offer.
How to find work experience
