Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council recognises by providing work experience opportunities individuals gain a valuable insight into the world of work and what services are provided by our Council. It also informs them of the knowledge, skills, qualities and qualifications required for the job area/department they are placed within.
Who can avail of work experience opportunities?
Work Experience is available to those who reside in the Borough, attend an educational establishment (school, college, university) or are affiliated to an Employability Support organisation and who are required as part of their course/programme to complete a period of work experience.
Is work experience paid or unpaid?
Work experience provided will be unpaid.
On occasions some University Placement Students may be paid. These placement opportunities when available will be formally advertised by Council and subject to a formal recruitment process.
What is the duration of work experience offered?
Approved work experience placements range between up to one week (but can be flexible such as a day a week for a number of weeks) to 3-6 months. We will try our best to accommodate the work experience requirement of the course/programme of study. Council can only facilitate one placement period per individual.
It may however not always be possible operationally to provide the full duration. And we may instead be able to offer a ‘Meet the expert’ session with an officer to chat about a role you aspire to. Council may be able to offer a Taster Session.
A student in higher education (University/College) on a Placement year normally has a maximum of 12 months duration.
Although we will do our best, unfortunately it will not always be possible to find a work experience placement for everyone due to a high demand of requests or it may not always be operationally possible.
How can I apply for Work Experience?
Listed below are the departments which may be able to provide work experience opportunities. Requests will be considered on a case by case basis and in line with operational needs at the time the work experience placement is required to be undertaken.
We will aim to provide a response to you within 10 working days.
If it is likely the department can facilitate the work experience you will be asked to complete and return a Work Experience Application Form to obtain additional details.
If you are interested in completing work experience in a particular area/department please complete the form below: