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A host of benefits are evident for individuals and the organisation:

• working with school students develops awareness of the issues they face and can assist in future recruitment
• provides an opportunity to look for potential recruits
• enables your organisation's corporate and social responsibility objectives to be met
• provides a learning opportunity for staff involved in preparing and supervising work placements, leading to increased motivation and personal development
• mentoring develops employees coaching, communication and interpersonal skills
• provides an injection of new ideas
• provides value to your organisation through the completion of project work during work placements
• raises the profile of your organisation and raises the knowledge of the industry with students and in the wider community
• assists with staff retention through increased motivation and personal development
• could contribute towards ACCA members' verifiable CPD requirement
• provides excellent PR opportunities.

For case studies of employers currently offering work-related learning opportunities please see the related document 'Employer Case Studies' on the left hand menu.

If you currently offer a successful work-related learning programme and would like to provide us with a case study for promotional purposes please email us 

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