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Eden Project horticulture students in Eden's Apothecary garden

Work experience

Complete your work experience in a setting like no other! During your placement, you’ll experience firsthand what it’s like to work for an educational charity at our iconic visitor attraction in Cornwall. We offer a range of exciting placements across our teams, including horticulture, marketing and education. Alongside gaining practical skills, you’ll also explore how your future career can contribute to making a positive difference for the planet.

Horticulture student surrounded by plants in Eden's Rainforest Biome

What to expect

Our work changes from team to team and throughout the year, so you can expect a varied and dynamic experience! Every work experience placement gives you the chance to go behind the scenes of both a charity and a major visitor attraction. You will start with an introductory session that explains our ethos, the purpose of our work, and some of the highlights from our incredible history. During the week, you’ll have opportunities to meet and learn from experts in their fields, while exploring what a career with purpose could look like for you.

Student with garden design model

Placements

We offer placements to secondary school and college students from Easter through to Summer, and where possible, we aim to accommodate requests outside these periods to provide as many opportunities as we can.

We accept applications throughout the year, but placement decisions are usually made around February half term. Applications will continue to be considered after this date, so if you haven’t applied by then, don’t worry, please don’t feel you have missed out! This approach ensures a fair chance for as many students as possible to apply and gives our teams a better understanding of their year ahead, which helps us offer more placement opportunities.

Information for schools

If you are a teacher or careers lead that would like to know more please email Greg Richards, our Career Development Specialist: grichards@edenproject.com

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