Virtual Work Experience

Learning and teaching

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Value of work experience

Why work experience is important for young people even though it can often be daunting for them.

Training in a call centre

About Virtual Work Experience

More about Virtual Work Experience, where young people can interact with a range of employees in a computer-game environment.

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Supporting learning

How Virtual Work Experience could be used to support learning and how it relates to the Curriculum for Excellence capacities.

Choosing information

Teaching ideas

Tasks young people could undertake and how Virtual Work Experience tackles some issues around work experience.

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Introducing the industries

Short films introducing some of the industries featured in Virtual Work Experience.