The Art of the Possible: An Insight Into Modern Work Experience

Discover how modern work experience can help build your future workforce. ‘Let’s Make It Work’ through collaboration.

The Art of the Possible: An Insight into Modern Work Experience

Discover how modern work experience can help build your future workforce.

Join us for an inspiring employer event that brings The Careers & Enterprise Company’s Let’s Make It Work campaign to life.

Hosted by the Hull & East Yorkshire Careers Hub and York & North Yorkshire Careers Hub, this event will showcase how employers across the region are successfully engaging with young people through modern work experience opportunities and the positive impact this is having on both businesses and students.

Whether you’re already involved in supTporting young people or are considering offering work experience for the first time, this event will provide practical insights, real-life examples, and opportunities to connect with other employers who are helping shape the workforce of tomorrow.

Why attend?

Modern work experience is evolving. Employers are finding flexible and meaningful ways to engage with young people while developing future talent pipelines and supporting their local communities.

At this event you’ll:

✅ Hear directly from a young people about the impact of work experience

✅ Learn how businesses are benefiting from engaging with future talent

✅ Explore practical and manageable ways to offer modern work experience opportunities

✅ Discover how your organisation can support skills development in your local area

✅ Learn how best to connect with education partners and careers professionals

✅ Take away ideas you can implement within your own organisation

Who should attend?

This event is designed for:

• Employers of all sizes
• Business owners and leaders
• HR professionals
• Recruitment managers
• Apprenticeship and early careers teams
• Learning and development professionals
• Corporate social responsibility and community engagement leads
• Anyone interested in supporting young people into the world of work

Whether you’re an SME, public sector organisation, charity or large employer, you’ll gain valuable insights into how modern work experience can work for your business.

Agenda

8:00am – 9:30am
Arrival, refreshments and networking

9:30am – 10:00am
Welcome and introductions

10:00am – 10:30am
The Why – A student’s perspective

10:30am – 11:00am
The Impact – A business perspective

11:00am – 11:30am
The How – Let’s Make It Work

11:30am – 12:00pm
Questions, feedback and conclusions

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch and networking

1:00pm onwards
Museum tour – “Grab Your Wings”

Help shape the workforce of tomorrow

By offering meaningful experiences to young people today, employers can help develop skills, raise aspirations and build stronger talent pipelines for the future.

Join us to discover what’s possible and how modern work experience can work for your organisation.

Places are limited, so secure your place today.