Are you a local business which is willing to offer a young person the opportunity to gain some valuable work experience?

If you are an employer who is happy to share your expertise with the next generation, then Ealing Council would like to hear from you.

The council’s work experience programme runs from March to July 2026. It encourages employers to offer students real-world experience, helping them build confidence and find inspiration for their future careers.

Why get involved?

Employers who take part will:

• spot local talent before anyone else
• bring fresh ideas into your workplace
• give back to the community in a meaningful way

And the best part? The council’s work experience team tailors the programme to each business. It handles all administration, safeguarding, and coordination. All businesses need to do is provide a welcoming space for one week or more and give young people a chance to learn about the workplace.

What others say

Councillor Kamaljit Nagpal, the council’s cabinet member for decent living incomes, said: “Staff and students alike have benefitted from the council’s work experience programme. We will continue to support young people with skills, knowledge, and experience so they are better prepared for the workplace.

“Although lots of local employers are already signed up to take part, we are always looking for more to get involved. If you are an employer in the borough, big or small, please consider offering work experience to our talented young people.”

Read what local high school pupils Shiyaanth and Ashvinie thought about their work experience at the council.

Interested in offering work experience?

Email the council’s work experience team at SchoolsWorkExperience@ealing.gov.uk to learn how your business can help shape tomorrow’s talent.

Creating jobs and opportunities

This is just one of several jobs and skills initiatives run by the council during its current term, which runs from 2022-26. It has focused its efforts on helping to create new good, well-paid jobs and opportunities for residents.

Having set itself ambitious targets, the council and its partners are on track to have achieved or exceeded them by the end of April next year, with:  

• local employers offering almost 11,000 new job opportunities across the borough
• help for more than 7,000 people who have faced the toughest barriers to employment to find a job. This includes those with special needs and disabilities and the long term unemployed
• the creation of a further 2,500 apprenticeships for local young people  
• 7 new learning zones, which are taking adult learning into the heart of the borough’s 7 towns 
• residents successfully completing 12,000 qualifications and training programmes, supporting them into further training and employment
• a Good rating for Learn Ealing from Ofsted, with two Outstanding areas – which makes it the best in west London
• almost 1,000 people receiving a pay rise as a direct result of their employer becoming London Living Wage-accredited
• 6 new industry forums, which bring together local employers in key sectors like manufacturing, creative, and life sciences to help boost growth