By offering work experience placements to students, you can

• help promote a positive image of the industry
• help promote a positive image of your company locally
• identify potential future employees
• help students develop their knowledge of the industry, so they can make informed choices about what to do in the future
• help improve the work readiness of young people preparing to enter the workforce
• recruit more informed school leavers, who are more likely to stay in the sector because they have a better understanding of the retail motor industry
• make the company more attractive to potential recruits
• help promote the relevance of vocational qualifications within our sector
• meet the company’s social/corporate responsibility policy

and help your staff develop their

• project management, organisational and planning skills as they operate work experience placements
• coaching skills as they work with students
• communication skills as they prepare assignments or projects related to their department or job role for the student to complete during the course of the placement
• ability to reflect and make amendments to programmes as they review the quality of what happened during the work experience placement.

This toolkit provides guidance and practical information on how to deliver a quality and worthwhile work experience placement within the retail motor industry. It has been provided to help students achieve the maximum learning benefit and gain an insight into the retail motor industry and the career options on offer.

  Toolkit Components:

  Guidance Notes

  Risk Assessment/COSHH

  Guidance on Induction

  Suggested Activities

  Placement Planning Diary

  Supervisor Reports