Work experience directory
This directory provides a useful list of school, undergraduate, recent graduate and postgraduate work placements and volunteering experiences in various sectors.
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Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England. The organisation offers careers in a wide range of different disciplines, including many opportunities for geographers.
Welsh Government - industry placement
The Welsh Government offers placements with the Data and Geography team working on the geospatial data portal (Data Map Wales), or in the geographic analysis area.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) offer experience in AI data and tech with RICS Military Geospatial Science.
Welsh Government
The Welsh Government offers work experience placements to individuals of school age for periods up to five days.
Natural Resources Wales
Student and HE/graduate placements with Natural Resources Wales.
Natural England
Natural England’s volunteers get involved in a wide variety of tasks - from scientific surveying to enthusing visitors on National Nature Reserves (NNRs)
Met Office
Met Office work experience and placements at multiple levels.
Civil Service Fast Stream - Summer Internship Programme
The Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme (SIP) gives people the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. It puts talented undergraduates on a work placement in a government department.