School holidays work experience for care leavers

Teenagers 2 Work (T2W) offers you work placements during the school holidays - Summer, Easter, and October.

Who can take part?

To take part you must be between 15 (by the end of year 10) and 21. You must be either:

• a looked after child
• a care leaver

You should also not have a paid job or be in full time training.

What do you get out of it?

• new skills and real work experience
• cash incentive
• bonus allowance for full attendance
• a certificate of achievement
• certificates from induction training (for example Emergency First Aid)

Why is work experience important?

• you have more chance of getting a job if you have work experience
• it's a good way of 'trying out' a job and gives you a gentle introduction to the world of work
• doing work experience shows you are motivated
• you might find something you are really passionate about
• it will help you build up your skills, and find out what your strengths and weaknesses are
• they might give you a heads up about future jobs!