About Work Experience UK and our Work Placement Programmes

Work Experience UK (WEUK) is subsidiary of Tellus Group Ltd, a Group of companies focussed on providing services to business, and which is based in the UK.

As an organisation, Work Experience UK was established out of the work that Tellus Management Consultants (another of the Group companies) undertakes with the European Commission, primarily in the Leonardo da Vinci Mobility, Placement and Exchange initiatives. These initiatives focus on the organisation, management and evaluation of work experience, work placement, internship, cultural discovery and language training programmes for students and other young workers across the European Union (including the candidate countries).

It was during late 2002 that the Directors of Tellus Group Ltd decided to establish Work Experience UK because, in their opinion the quality of provision (organisation, management and evaluation) of work experience, work placement and internship programmes in the United Kingdom was very poor. It was felt that the company could provide much higher quality services than existed at the time to universities, colleges and other vocational training organisations across Europe.

Leveraging its experience with Tellus Management Consultants, Work Experience UK has extensive experience working with international organisations, ranging from Universities and Colleges, Chambers of Commerce and Government Departments, to Small, Medium and Large companies. This experience gives the company a unique insight into the different cultural business.

Since its inception, Work Experience UK has developed a large number of international Partners with which it works.

As a company, Work Experience UK ia an active participant in the Leonardo da Vinci Programme, primarily in Mobility Projects, but we are also involved in others, including Research & Analysis, and Pilot Projects (all of which are related to training, vocational development and international mobility).

What Does Work Experience UK Do?
Work Experience UK specialises in the organisation, management and evaluation of work experience, work placement and internship programmes. In addition, Work Experience UK organise English Language Training programmes and Cultural Discovery programmes.

By way of overview, Work Experience UK provide the following services:
1. Help you with the preparation and submission of your project proposal (for Leonardo da Vinci and other government funded programmes).
2. Assist you with the selection of your programme beneficiaries (for work experience, work placement and internship programmes).
3. Find, manage and evaluate Professional Work Experience, Work Placement and Internship places for young people between the ages of 18 and 30 (17 in certain cases).
4. Find, inspect and manage accommodation for students, young people and other beneficiaries on one of our programmes in the UK.
5. Design and deliver a range of high quality English Language Training (our language school, Mayflower College, is British Council and ARELS accredited).
6. Ensure that students, young people and other beneficiaries are collected from their port of entry into the UK to the town in which they will work or study.
7. Undertake extensive evaluations at various points throughout the work experience, work placement or internship programme.
8. Produce regular reports for you.
9. Help you with the preparation of your interim and final reports (for Leonardo da Vinci Programmes).
10. Organise and manage a wide range of cultural discovery tours.

For more information on the history of Work Experience UK, please click here.

For more detailed and specific information on our work experience, work placement, internship, language training and cultural discovery programmes, go to the appropriate section of this website.