The Dream Big initiative has been launched by charity Believe in Young People and is offering structured placements for students aged 14 to 19 with a range of well-known employers.
The one or two-week placements, which are with companies such as Premier Inn, Costa, and Hilton Worldwide, all have the potential to lead on to Apprenticeships or employment.
A key aim is to help develop students’ workplace skills and behaviours and 62 per cent of students completing placements last year were either offered an Apprenticeship or identified as “future talent” by the organisations involved.
The campaign’s launch comes as the OECD’s Skills Outlook 2015 report highlighted challenges for British students in navigating the transition from school to work.
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