Careers: Explorer
An interactive virtual workshop bringing students into contact with volunteers from business to learn about the different roles available, explore with them their career pathways and gain an understanding of the skills and qualifications they need to follow their own routes to work.
Gatsby Benchmarks:
Years 8-11
The workshop starts with an introduction to the company and the breadth of jobs available within it.
Students then break into smaller groups with an assigned individual business volunteer via a breakout room. This gives them the opportunity to quiz the volunteers about their roles, the skills they need and how their careers have developed.
The whole workshop then comes back together so that each breakout group can give a presentation about what they’ve learned about the volunteers they’ve interviewed.
The workshop concludes with a Q & A opportunity for students to learn more about the individual roles and what it’s like to work there.
Feeback from students highlights the value of the small group interaction
“The way you could communicate one-to-one with experienced work people”
This is a highly adaptable workshop that can be tailored to suit different year groups and many learning abilities. SATRO staff will introduce and run the workshop and bring student materials.
