Launch Your Career
Gain Experience, Earn Recognised Certificates, and Showcase Your Skills!
Welcome to the University of Liverpool Virtual Work Experience Platform — your gateway to gaining practical experience with top employers and industry partners. Stand out from the crowd by building your skills, earning recognised credentials, and taking the next step towards your future career.
Stand out with confidence
Try out different careers through work-based learning
Working together with global experts
Demonstrate your career readiness
If you’re interested in a particular career pathway, but you’re unsure if you have the right skills - our simulations will build your confidence.
A lot of online learning is theory based, whereas our practical simulations put your knowledge to the test!
By exploring different occupations and skills in your career interests, you can complete our simulations to see what pathway is right for you.
Hear from other students
I really enjoyed how it introduced completely new and interesting technologies such as smart buildings. I also really liked the webinars as they give you an insight into what it's actually like working in a specific field.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this programme possible. It was a fantastic experience, and I feel more confident in myself now when applying for a job position in the future and in my personal life.
I enjoyed how interactive it was. It contains a range of videos and activities - so you aren't just reading a huge chunk of information all the time; it gets your brain to start thinking and keeps it going. Thank you very much for your hard work; it has enlightened me.
What are hard skills and why do they matter?
Hard skills are career-specific competencies and abilities that are necessary to succeed in a particular job role. They are acquired through training, practice, and education.
Below, we have broken down how these hard skills relate to soft skills, a job role and the relevant industry that job role might be a part of.
A real-world example
