Six colleges have worked together this lockdown to ensure their students don’t miss out on any work experience opportunities during these times. Over one thousand 16-18-year olds took part in the virtual work experience programme funded by the Department for Education (DFE), starting on 22 February 2021. Young people received online webinars to demonstrate the latest technologies in their business sectors and show them best practice from Top employers.

A Welcome Webinar for the students and their teachers, hosted by Springpod and Heathrow kicked off the work experience programme at the start of National Apprenticeships Week 2021 – Monday, 8 February. Funded through the DfE College Collaboration Fund, Springpod began developing the online solution to provide virtual work experience in September 2020.

There was a number of different airport-based employers who took part, known collectively as ‘Team Heathrow’. These employers are from diverse sectors such as engineering, construction, marketing, IT and business solutions. 

The Team Heathrow employers demonstrated how they work together to ensure the smooth running of the UK’s hub airport, as well as showing some of the key roles in their sector and the skills needed to succeed.