Work experience helps you test out a career and build new skills. It is also a great way to impress future employers. Find local work experience opportunities in Cardiff:
Join us for a short-term (up to three weeks) unpaid opportunity. Gain insight into transport careers, build skills, and gain practical experience to kick-start your career.
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If you're considering your next step—whether an apprenticeship, university, or your first job—our 'GET IN' Taster Experiences let you explore career paths at the BBC and see if it's the right fit for you.
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Whether you’re interested in volunteering or have NHS work experience, we offer various opportunities. Work experience candidates will undergo a brief recruitment process, including an occupational health check and form completion.
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At WSP, you’ll work on landmark projects, collaborate with top professionals, and thrive in a culture that values new ideas and diverse perspectives, offering endless opportunities to shape your unique career.
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Welsh National Opera offers valuable work experience opportunities, providing hands-on exposure to the performing arts industry through various roles in production, administration, and creative teams for aspiring professionals.
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Placements are a great way to gain valuable work experience and learn new skills. At Amgueddfa Cymru we offer many types of placement. Click here to find out more.
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Cardiff University is committed to offering students opportunities for work-related learning, including short work experience insights, paid internships, and full-year placements.
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Explore engineering, design, and project management with AtkinsRéalis. Dive into consultancy, transportation, infrastructure, aerospace, technology, and more. Discover how these fields collaborate to tackle humanity's greatest challenges.
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Interested in gaining valuable work experience? Explore a company dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators for a sustainable future. Deciding your future path can be tough, so we offer insights into working life to help you make informed choices.
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This programme is designed for those aspiring to shape the built-environment industry, creating a cleaner, greener, safer world for future generations. Whether you're a school leaver, graduate, professional, or undergrad seeking a placement, we offer tailored opportunities to help your career goals.
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A well-supervised but independent placement relating to an area of science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths - or a combination!
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Take a look at what the Mullany Fund mentors have to say about their chosen careers. They provide some useful insight into specific careers and will also help to give you a virtual experience of a ‘day in the life’ of a relevant job.
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Enhance your woodworking skills and become a responsible qualified carpenter with this free online training course.
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This free plumbing course will teach you the necessary skills you need to kick off your plumbing career in no time at all.
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Learn the theories, safe practices and proven procedures of the electrical trade with this free online training course.
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Boom Cymru are taking work experience enquiries for young people looking to get in to the film and TV production sector.
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Explore a range of unique work experience placements in the construction industry with Willmott Dixon.
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Cardiff Council’s Work Experience Programme offers the opportunity to apply for an unpaid work experience placement so that you can get a better understanding of the council and what it is like to work in the public sector. View more information on the Cardiff Council Work Experience Programme...
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The University Health Board has a wide range of work experience placements for school students and young adults within the Cardiff and Vale area. View a list of opportunities available...
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Complete our work experience programme and get a step closer to a career in creative. In this 5 step programme we'll introduce you to real careers and real people as you learn more about what goes into the thriving creative industry that you see around you.
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Join us at the Cardiff & Vale Care Careers Fair on Friday, 7th November 2025, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Careers Wales, Churchill House. Entry is free and open to everyone – booking required.
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Everyone starts somewhere. Learn from industry experts at Cardiff City FC, get invaluable experience and a taste of what it is like to work in the sports and leisure sector.
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You’ll be joining one of our Process and Applications teams covering either our CVD, PVD, or Etch products, providing process support and solutions from our head office in Newport. This role is part of our 2026 Graduate programme and will start in September 2026.
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You’ll be joining our Product Management team, and will be heavily involved in supporting systems sales efforts and setting the product roadmaps from our head office in Newport. This role is part of our 2026 Graduate programme and will start in September 2026.
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