Work experience legislation and guidelines

C&K Careers' Work-based Services team works closely with business and education to deliver work-related learning that enables young people to develop the skills that they and their future employers need. Below are the key legislative documents, guidelines and other relevant resources.

For copies of the following C&K Careers documents:
	Guidelines for Extended Work Experience for key stage 4 and post 16 students, 2011/12 Guidance notes forwork experience co-ordinators and teachers, 2011/12 Work experience menu and cost, 2011-12
	Please contact: Linda Beever T: 01484 226740 E: linda.beever@ckcareers.org.uk

Main legislative documents and guidelines
	The Work Experience Act 1973
	Education Act 1996 – work experience amendments to the 1973 act
	Guidance on the employment of children 2009
	Health and Safety Executive – how health and safety applies to young people on work experience
	The work-related learning guide (second edition) – a guidance document for employers, schools, colleges, students, and their parents and carers
	Work-related learning and safeguarding

Education and business
	CBI – education and skills

Economic links
	Calderdale – economic information

	Kirklees – economic information
	Kirklees economic assessment summary

Our 2010 work experience customer surveys
	Employer survey (49.2kb Adobe Acrobat PDF)
	School survey (37.6kb Adobe Acrobat PDF)
	Student survey (15.3kb Adobe Acrobat PDF)