Merseyside pupils experience working life at LJMU

Placements for 36 students from across 16 schools at LJMU

36 students from across 16 schools in Merseyside have taken part in work experience at Liverpool John Moores University over the summer. 

The students, aged 14 to 17 years old, have taken part in one- or two-week placements in a range of professional services and academic departments. 

From placements in the Faculty of Health, where 28 pupils learnt how to perform venipuncture and CPR, to work experience at graduation with Corporate Communications, the 36 students worked across the university over June and July. 

Arav, who is a 17-year-old Year 12 student, had a placement in the Faculty of Health, they said: “It was the best work experience I could ask for and I hope to attend this university in the future.” 

Two Year 10 work experience students from Childwall Sports and Science Academy, Evie and Erica said: 

“It’s been great to talk to the different people across the university. The placement has made us consider coming to university when we're older. I feel like we've gained confidence and have practiced interviewing people, at first it was nerve-wracking as it’s something we’ve never done before, but we really enjoyed it.” 

Placements were available in Student Recruitment, Marketing and Admissions, Corporate Communications, Student Advice and Wellbeing, Human Resources, Liverpool Business School, Faculty of Health and Library Services. 

LJMU has around 2,500 staff working at the university. The placements were organised by the LJMU Diversity and Inclusion team, Outreach team and departments across the university to give pupils a real insight into the different careers available at a university and inspire secondary school children to consider studying at university. 42% of the students who took part would be the first generation of their family to attend university if they decide to apply in the coming years. 

Find out more about Outreach and Work Experience Opportunities 

To find out more about our widening participation initiatives over the next academic year, visit our Outreach webpages.

If your department or faculty would like to participate in the next work experience programme, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion team.