Modern work experience

A  series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation (https://www.edge.co.uk/) designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. What is meaningful modern work experience? How do we re-imagine work experience for the 2020s? In this episode we’re marking The Careers & Enterprise Company’s employer pledge week. How can we encourage employers, including SMEs, to offer work experience placements for young people? Edge Executive Director Olly Newton is joined by John Yarham, from The Careers & Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education and Chris Mayne from Electech Innovation Cluster, a group of electronic and electrical engineering SMEs based in Lancashire. Teacher encounters: https://www.edge.co.uk/practice/practice-library/teacher-externships/