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Work Experience & Skills Building

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Helping Britain's young talent prosper

When communities thrive, so do individuals. And the families and businesses within them. That's why our purpose of Helping Britain Prosper puts community at its heart. It's where we believe we can make our greatest contribution to society.

Young people are facing challenges in today's competitive landscape. That could be securing that first job, returning to the workforce, navigating unconscious bias, or building marketable skills. Through our nationwide presence, we're uniquely positioned to offer meaningful support.

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Building tomorrow's talent, today

Building tomorrow's talent, today

We support young people through various pathways:

  • Hands-on work experience that builds real-world confidence
  • Practical Skillsbuilder sessions that develop essential capabilities
  • Engaging careers fairs and talks that inspire next steps
  • Dynamic school outreach that brings the skills need in the world of work to life

For those seeking recruitment opportunities, our Life at LBG Hub provides information on Industrial Placements, Apprenticeships and Graduate schemes.

We’re helping build skills for future capabilities that benefits both Britain's youth and the broader communities we serve. By focusing on practical skill-building experiences, because when local communities prosper, everyone wins.

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Fast forward your early career journey

For students under 19 years old we’ve got an online dedicated platform. Find all the tools, resources, and event experiences to help you accelerate toward your career aspirations.

Develop essential workplace skills. Connect with Career Mentors. Discover opportunities from Work Experience, Apprenticeships to Graduate Schemes.

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Virtual job simulations that count

We offer real-world job simulations that qualify as valuable work experience. Explore our accredited Forage self-paced virtual experiences -across UX design, data, tech engineering and commercial banking: 

Explore all Free Job Simulations

Meet us

Throughout the year we host a number of events. Take the opportunity to meet us and find out more by:
•    Attending virtual or in-person Work Experience Insight Days
•    Joining Lloyds Careers Live events
•    Participating in our interactive Skillsfest

See what students and parents say about our Work Experience Insight Days at Lloyds Banking Group Campus.

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For teachers, educators and careers advisers

Each year, approximately 1.4 million students seek work experience opportunities. We’re the largest private sector provider of work experience in the UK. We offer over 4,000 placements annually through virtual, hybrid and campus formats.

Our carefully designed program supports more than 112,000 students through:

  • Careers fairs
  • Skillsbuilder sessions
  • Curriculum-aligned structured experiences

We deliver these experiences across schools nationwide (virtual/hybrid). As well as at our major campus locations in Belfast, Bristol, Chester, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, and Manchester.

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Want to collaborate?

If you're an educator or careers hub connected with a school, email us at skillsbuilder@lloydsbanking.com to arrange a chat. All our experiences align with CEC Employer Standards.