Work Experience Programme

Does your business demonstrate a commitment to your local community? When tendering for contracts, lift companies are increasingly required to show social value – and a structured work experience placement is one of the most effective ways to do it. Our bespoke Work Experience Programme takes care of all the planning and structure for you, giving young people a meaningful insight into the lift industry, while helping your business stand out when it matters most.

Programme design

Every placement we create is tailored to your business. We work with you to design a structured programme that gives participants a well-rounded experience – from shadowing engineers on site to exploring office-based roles that keep a lift company running, such as compliance, project management and customer service. We ensure each placement is safe, meaningful and reflective of what your organisation does.

Tendering & social value

When bidding for local authority, housing association or commercial contracts, you are often asked to demonstrate community engagement as part of your social value commitments. Having a professionally designed work experience programme in place is a straightforward and impactful way to evidence this. We can help you document and present your community engagement activity to strengthen your bids and show procurement teams that your business goes beyond the technical brief.

Health & safety compliance

Placing young people in a working environment comes with responsibilities. We ensure every programme we design meets the relevant health and safety requirements, so you can focus on delivering a great experience for the participant without the administrative burden. From risk considerations to safeguarding, we make sure everything is properly covered.

Get in touch to find out more about the ESS Work Experience Programme