Schools engagement programme
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Fancy getting ahead in planning your future career with NHS Highland?
Unlock your potential - work experience workshops, job shadowing and workplace visits can help young people learn about the world of work, raise aspirations and awareness of what is possible, confirm or reject career pathways, build networks and develop skills for the world of work.
Upcoming events
These events take place at UHI House in Inverness.
- Thursday 20 November 2025: Careers in NHS Highland event (day) - details on eligibility and booking a place will be circulated to schools by the Highland Council Schools Engagement Team.
- Tuesday 9 to Friday 12 December 2025: Career inspiration programme (week) - details will be circulated to eligible schools after the October mid-term break.
Careers and recruitment fayres
The Employability team work alongside key stakeholders to support careers and recruitment events. For details of local events, access the Developing the Young Workforce information for your area:
Secondary school engagement programme - career insights
We are constantly reviewing and updating our approach to engaging with young people, and informing them about the range of roles, pathways and careers available within our workforce.
For secondary school pupils, we have introduced a tiered approach to raising awareness of the range of different careers and pathways into health and social care:
- S1-S3 pupils: Careers in NHS Highland events
- S4-S6 pupils: Career inspiration programme
- 16+ young adults: Work experience placements
Adopting this approach provides young people with tailored, age and stage appropriate opportunities to enable them to find out about different types of careers and understand how their skills, knowledge and ambitions align with these roles.
Schools engagement programme
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Schools engagement programme
Fancy getting ahead in planning your future career with NHS Highland?
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Careers in NHS Highland events
These events provide secondary school pupils with a chance to find out about a wide range of different careers and pa...
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Career inspiration programme
These events are targeted at S4-S6 pupils who are not too sure about what career or pathway would be best for them. T...
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Work experience placements
For pupils who have a clearer idea of their chosen pathway, undertaking a work experience placement provides a more i...
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Routes into a work experience placement
The application process.