Welcome to the virtual work experiece guide from Haven

Take a closer look at careers and opportunities with Haven. See why it's a great place to work.

What is work experience?

Work experience is a great way to build your skills and your CV and find out what you could enjoy doing in the world of work. PLUS – it helps you to explore the range of careers out there. What work interests YOU?

1. Watch the videos.
2. Download and use your digital workbook.

This virtual guide aims to introduce you to the world of work. The videos and workbook on this page are here to complement each other. Inside the workbook you will find questions, quizzes and activities to help you digest and think about what you have learnt from each video. The workbook is yours to keep, remember to download it to your device and make sure it saves your answers as you go.


Watch this video, then you’re ready to begin!

Watch these videos to answer your work experience questions

Download & use your editable workbook

Completing your workbook activities will take about an hour. Learn about the world of work, the range of amazing careers that exist and the opportunities that are open to you.
Choose one of these two workbooks for your age range Click on the digital workbook that matches your age. Save it to your device (a PC or laptop works best). Then open it on your device and you’re ready to begin!

I am aged 11-14

I am aged 14-16

Teacher Resources

Guidance for teachers

Thank you for taking an interest in this programme.

You can download full guidance for using Haven’s Virtual Work Experience Guide in PDF format.

This guide aims to help you understand how to use and get the most from the programme and the supporting resources freely available from Youth Employment UK for all 14-24 year olds across the UK.

KS3 Teaching Guide KS4 Teaching Guide

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