Department for International Trade: Work Experience
(asked on 20th September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many young people aged eighteen or younger have undertaken work experience in her Department in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those young people were (a) girls and (b) boys from state schools.
Work Experience at the Department for International Trade
During the period September 2021-September 2022 the Department for International Trade hosted a total of 11 young people on a work experience placement of up to five days.
The numbers and proportion for girls, boys and state schools are in the table below.
Breakdown of participant numbers between September 2021 and September 2022
Girls | Boys | Total | State Schools | Non-state Schools |
6 (54.5%) | 5 (45.5%) | 11 (100%) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5%) |
Work Experience at UK Export Finance
During the period September 2021-September 2022 UK Export Finance hosted one male on a work experience scheme. We do not hold any information relating to their schooling.