Work Experience

The Council is committed to offering work experience placements to citizens. The Council recognises the value of a high quality work experience placement to help people gain the experience they need to increase their employability potential.

Work experience can:

More information is available on work experience with the Council.

Apprenticeships & Trainee Opportunities

The council intends to help you learn new skills and develop tour talents and abilities to the full. This programme also consists of work based training and qualifications relevant to the work. There are also many organisations that can help you find your career. We will be offering a variety of apprenticeship opportunities at different times during the year.

More information is available on apprenticeships & trainee opportunities.

PATRA - Positive Action Training & Recruitment Agency

PATRA offers training schemes to men and women from ethnic minority groups. The training place consists of a work placement of 5 days a week, as well as having the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised qualification. Trainees receive a tax free monthly allowance, paid directly into their bank account.

More information is available on PATRA.

Tap the Gap

Tap the Gap is one of the City Council's flagship positive action programmes. The scheme offers work experience opportunities of up to 3 weeks for students from City Schools in the Summer holiday, giving them the opportunity to work within a variety of departments across Nottingham City Council and with a range of external partners.

For more on the 2013 scheme please visit Tap the Gap 2013 . 

To see more about how our 2012 scheme went, please visit Tap the Gap.