Work Experience Programme


Venues Available: Edinburgh

Minimum Age: 18 Years
Minimum Enrolment: 4 Week English Course
Maximum Class Size: 15 Students
Course Intensity: 20 or 30 x 45 minute lessons per week
Accommodation Available: Homestay or residence

Course Info:

EAC Edinburgh’s Study and Work Experience Programmes offer you the opportunity to rapidly increase your level of working English in a real working setting. There are three programmes designed to help you improve your job prospects in the future and to give you a taste of working life in the UK.

Programme1: First Steps If you are a school leaver or undergraduate and you are looking to gain an introduction to working life but have limited experience of the “world of work”, then choose this option.

Programme 2: Go Further Choose this option if you have some experience of the world of work. You may be a professional in current employment or perhaps between jobs and looking to develop your English skills and your work experience.

Programme 3: Professional Moves This programme is for you if you are looking for longer-term and a very ‘in-depth’ work experience and is ideal if you are a university graduate or undergraduate holding equivalent professional qualifications. Your work placement emphasis will be on gaining career enhancing experience in your chosen industry.

After a period of study at EAC (minimum 4 weeks) you will be an intern with a local employer on an unpaid basis . Your placement will last 2,3 or 4 weeks programmes one and two an from 8 to 24 weeks for programme three.

For all courses you must
• Be a minimum of 18 years of age and EU citizen
• Have a minimum intermediate level of English
• Complete and submit the EAC Work Experience Application From in full.
• Be prepared to have a telephone interview with one of EAC’s academic staff.
• Be mature, flexible and able adapt to new situations
• Be prepared to submit evidence of professional qualifications if required by employers.

Certificate in Work Experience

When you take part in EAC’s English plus Work Experience programmes you are entitled to apply for the Certificate in Work Experience of the Advance Certificate in Work Experience from the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES)