SkillsXtra is a programme, managed by Bromley Education Business Partnership which provides opportunities  for carefully selected students in Year 10 or above, to go on a long term work placement  with a local employer.  The placement is usually for one or two days a week and can last for anything from a term to two academic years.

 The programme has a range of benefits for both students and employers.

 Students

• gain first hand experience of an occupational sector they’re interested in working in when they leave school
• develop  real employability and vocational skills
• have the chance to work towards work-based qualifications such as NVQs
• gain practical experience of subjects they are studying at school or college such as motor vehicle maintenance or hairdressing.  

 Employers have the chance to

•  get help with basic tasks
• get a young, fresh perspective on their business
• benefit from young people’s IT skills
• keep up to date with what’s happening in schools
• find out about new qualifications
• promote vocational qualifications
• raise their profile in the community
• provide professional development opportunities for their own staff
• try out a potential new recruit

For further information about the programme please contact Malcolm Batt, the Project Co-ordinator at malcolm.batt@bromley.gov.uk or 020 8462 5046