Enhance: The Work Experience Development Programme

Enhance

The Work Experience Development Programme delivered by Careers, Employability and Skills.

Stand out when applying to work experience

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Grow in confidence

100% of students who completed the 2025 programme reported an increase in their knowledge, skills and confidence when applying for work experience.
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Apply for work experience

Students who had an application reviewed through the Enhance programme were 2.5 times more likely to be successful in securing work experience.
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Improve your CV

75% of students who had a CV review through the Enhance programme went on to submit an application for work experience.
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Get personalised support

The Enhance programme provides everyone with personalised, 1-1 support from an experienced Careers and Employability Adviser.
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Make connections

Build connections with like-minded students and support each other through the application process.
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Find your starting point

Find your starting point with structured, term-long support from the Careers and Employability Service.
power

Grow in confidence

100% of students who completed the 2025 programme reported an increase in their knowledge, skills and confidence when applying for work experience.
briefcase

Apply for work experience

Students who had an application reviewed through the Enhance programme were 2.5 times more likely to be successful in securing work experience.
file-check

Improve your CV

75% of students who had a CV review through the Enhance programme went on to submit an application for work experience.
bubbles

Get personalised support

The Enhance programme provides everyone with personalised, 1-1 support from an experienced Careers and Employability Adviser.
group-work

Make connections

Build connections with like-minded students and support each other through the application process.
map-marker

Find your starting point

Find your starting point with structured, term-long support from the Careers and Employability Service.
For me, the Enhance programme has given me the confidence and support I needed to further my progress in the applications for internships and work experience. The programme provided me with guidance, support and motivation that betters the skillset I had already and set me up practically to make applications.
Enhance participant, 2025

What does Enhance involve?

The Enhance programme lasts for one term and offers:

  • 1-1 appointments with an experienced Employability and Placements Adviser.
  • Small-group workshops designed to meet the needs of each cohort.
  • Practice interview opportunities.
  • Reflection activities.
  • Individual feedback on applications for work experience.

We hope that all students on the programme will apply to at least one work opportunity, and that the majority of these applications will be successful. Unfortunately, however, we cannot guarantee that everyone will get work experience.

The programme concludes with the Digital Project Showcase – an opportunity for all participants to share text/images/video summarising what they gained from taking part.

Who can apply?

Each programme is aimed at a different cohort:

  • The Autumn programme is for first- and second-year undergraduate students from Computing, Engineering, Maths, Physics, Natural Sciences and KBS.
  • The Spring programme is for first- and second-year undergraduate students from Psychology, Social Sciences, Arts and Architecture, Humanities and Law.

It is primarily aimed at students who have not completed any work experience before, but those with some prior work experience can still apply.

How do I apply?

The application process involves completing a short online form asking for your motivations and goals. Applications for Autumn 2026 will open in September 2026.

You can also email enhance@kent.ac.uk for more information.