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Work experience

Voluntary experience is highly valued by many prospective employers, including this authority. Please note, however, that anyone who volunteers with us will still be regarded as an external candidate when job opportunities arise.

School and college students (Years 10-11 and post-16)

We provide a variety of placements for students from schools and colleges with a catchment in the National Park. These are:

  • Queen Elizabeth School (Kirkby Lonsdale)

  • Settle College

  • Aireville School (Skipton)

  • Ermysteds Grammar School (Skipton)

  • Skipton Girls High School

  • Upper Wharfedale School (Threshfield)

  • The Wensleydale School (Leyburn)

Post-16 students from South Craven School (Crosshills), Queen Katherine School (Kendal) and Craven College (Skipton) are also eligible.

Placements are usually for one or two weeks only. Unfortunately we are not able to provide school students with long-term, one or two day per week vocational placements.

All placements are accredited by the North Yorkshire Business & Education Partnership (NYBEP) or the Cumbria Business & Education Consortium (CBEC).

Please note that placement ‘bookings’ can only be accepted from work place coordinators based in the schools and colleges with which we work.

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Malham Cove, © Príamo Melo.
Hardraw Force waterfall, © Britainonview / Martin Brent.
Limestone pavement, © Britainonview / Martin Brent.
Twisleton Scars, © Martin Priestley.
Swaledale sheep, © Britainonview.
Hay meadow in Malham, © Rick at Fortybelowzero.

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