Benefits for you and your organisation
A host of benefits are evident for individuals and the organisation:
- working with school students develops awareness of the issues they face and can assist in future recruitment
- provides an opportunity to look for potential recruits
- enables your organisation's corporate and social responsibility objectives to be met
- provides a learning opportunity for staff involved in preparing and supervising work placements, leading to increased motivation and personal development
- mentoring develops employees coaching, communication and interpersonal skills
- provides an injection of new ideas
- provides value to your organisation through the completion of project work during work placements
- raises the profile of your organisation and raises the knowledge of the industry with students and in the wider community
- assists with staff retention through increased motivation and personal development
- could contribute towards ACCA members' verifiable CPD requirement
- provides excellent PR opportunities.
For case studies of employers currently offering work-related learning opportunities please see the related document 'Employer Case Studies' on the left hand menu.
If you currently offer a successful work-related learning programme and would like to provide us with a case study for promotional purposes please email us


