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Work Experience

​​​​​​​Work experience helps you test out a career and build new skills. It is also a great way to impress future employers. Find local work experience opportunities in Cardiff:

Work Experience at Rolls-Royce

Discover is our work experience offering that has virtual and in person elements to give you a unique opportunity to explore what makes Rolls-Royce a business that has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century.

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Work experience with Transport for Wales

Join us for a short-term (up to three weeks) unpaid opportunity. Gain insight into transport careers, build skills, and gain practical experience to kick-start your career.

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'GET IN' TASTER EXPERIENCES BBC Careers

If you're considering your next step—whether an apprenticeship, university, or your first job—our 'GET IN' Taster Experiences let you explore career paths at the BBC and see if it's the right fit for you.

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Volunteer and Work Experience

Whether you’re interested in volunteering or have NHS work experience, we offer various opportunities. Work experience candidates will undergo a brief recruitment process, including an occupational health check and form completion.

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Year in Industry Placements 2025

At WSP, you’ll work on landmark projects, collaborate with top professionals, and thrive in a culture that values new ideas and diverse perspectives, offering endless opportunities to shape your unique career.

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Work Experience Welsh National Opera

Welsh National Opera offers valuable work experience opportunities, providing hands-on exposure to the performing arts industry through various roles in production, administration, and creative teams for aspiring professionals.

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Work Experience Amgueddfa Cymru

Placements are a great way to gain valuable work experience and learn new skills. At Amgueddfa Cymru we offer many types of placement. Click here to find out more.

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Work experience and placements

Cardiff University is committed to offering students opportunities for work-related learning, including short work experience insights, paid internships, and full-year placements.

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AtkinsRéalis Virtual Work Experience programme

Explore engineering, design, and project management with AtkinsRéalis. Dive into consultancy, transportation, infrastructure, aerospace, technology, and more. Discover how these fields collaborate to tackle humanity's greatest challenges.

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ATKINSREALIS WORK EXPERIANCE

Interested in gaining valuable work experience? Explore a company dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators for a sustainable future. Deciding your future path can be tough, so we offer insights into working life to help you make informed choices.

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Early Careers - Wates

This programme is designed for those aspiring to shape the built-environment industry, creating a cleaner, greener, safer world for future generations. Whether you're a school leaver, graduate, professional, or undergrad seeking a placement, we offer tailored opportunities to help your career goals.

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Nuffield Research Placements

A well-supervised but independent placement relating to an area of science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths - or a combination!

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The Mullany Fund – A social mobility Charity Virtual Work Experience

Take a look at what the Mullany Fund mentors have to say about their chosen careers. They provide some useful insight into specific careers and will also help to give you a virtual experience of a ‘day in the life’ of a relevant job.

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Alison – Introduction to the Carpentry Trade

Enhance your woodworking skills and become a responsible qualified carpenter with this free online training course.

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Alison – Introduction to the Plumbing Trade

This free plumbing course will teach you the necessary skills you need to kick off your plumbing career in no time at all.

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Alison - Introduction to the Electrical Trade

Learn the theories, safe practices and proven procedures of the electrical trade with this free online training course.

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Boom Cymru – Work Experience (Film/TV Production)

Boom Cymru are taking work experience enquiries for young people looking to get in to the film and TV production sector.

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Willmott Dixon Work Experience

Explore a range of unique work experience placements in the construction industry with Willmott Dixon.

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Cardiff Council Work Experience Programme

Cardiff Council’s Work Experience Programme offers the opportunity to apply for an unpaid work experience placement so that you can get a better understanding of the council and what it is like to work in the public sector. View more information on the Cardiff Council Work Experience Programme...

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Work Experience

The University Health Board has a wide range of work experience placements for school students and young adults within the Cardiff and Vale area. View a list of opportunities available...

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Channel 4 Digital WEX

Complete our work experience programme and get a step closer to a career in creative. In this 5 step programme we'll introduce you to real careers and real people as you learn more about what goes into the thriving creative industry that you see around you.

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