Serco Restart Scheme have been running 10-day work experience sessions for our Participants since July 2022. The work experience programme gives Participants 40 hours of activities over a 2-week period and covers 5 functional areas of the Restart Scheme. These are Social Value initiatives, Operational activities, working with the Training and Development Team, Employer Engagement work and Partnership Team related work.

By hosting these sessions, Serco help those who are furthest from the jobs market with tangible, recent work experience to add to their CVs. They then have referenceable skills and experience to talk about during job interviews.

Since July 2022, 39 participants have completed the 10-day work experience sessions. This has led to some great results:

• To date, 13 people who completed the work experience are now in work!
• 100% would recommend the work experience.
• Participants top 3 most favourable parts of work experience are:

1. completing a variety of tasks
2. having a subject matter expert mentor for the day
3. learning presentation skills

Serco Restart Scheme Social Value Lead, Suki Gill said:

“Work experience is vital for our Restart Scheme Participants. It provides them with confidence, knowledge and hands on experience enabling them to develop and grow. The 10-day work experience not only exposes our Participants to a diverse range of roles but also empowers them to uncover their innate skills, strengths, values, motivations and interests, facilitating their personal development and empowering them to realise their ambitions.”

Here are some quotes from Participants who completed the sessions:

Participant 1: “The work experience provided a wide variety of tasks that gave me multiple skills that are transferable to the world of work.”

Participant 2: “It is a great way to develop skills and also allows people to transition into work better.”

Participant 3: “The office was friendly, and the experience will be valuable in the future”.

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