Organise. Connect. Make an Impact.

• Why choose Business Administration?

  Every successful organisation needs people who can organise information, coordinate activities, communicate effectively and help teams deliver their work.

  At Sellafield, business administration supports a wide range of activities, from coordinating work and managing information to supporting projects and helping teams make informed decisions.

  During your work experience, you’ll discover that a career in business administration can be much more varied than you might expect.

  You’ll have opportunities to:

  • Experience different office environments
  • Understand how different teams work together
  • Take part in real administrative activities
  • See how information and digital tools are used to support work
  • Discover how administration supports projects and teams

  Meet employees and learn more about business careers

• What you’ll experience

  Working in different teams: Experience different office environments and see how business administration roles support the wider organisation. The current programme includes rotations through different working environments.

  Real workplace activities: Take part in administrative activities and discover how organisations use documents, information and digital tools to keep work moving. Your existing programme content identifies document and spreadsheet activity, project support and the use of business systems as potential activities.

  Supporting projects and priorities: Explore how business administration helps teams plan activities, track work and make sure people have the information they need.

  Communication and teamwork: Work with different people and teams, developing your confidence communicating in a professional environment.

  Understanding Sellafield: Learn more about Sellafield and the organisation you are supporting. The current programme includes a visit to the Beacon Museum to explore Sellafield’s history.

• What you’ll gain

  By the end of the programme, you’ll have had opportunities to develop skills that are valuable across many different careers, including:

  • Communication, both written and verbal
  • Teamwork, working effectively with different people
  • Organisation and time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Digital skills, using workplace tools and systems
  • Problem-solving
  • Confidence in a professional environment

  Most importantly, you’ll gain a better understanding of the type of work you enjoy and how your skills and interests could translate into future career opportunities.

• Careers you could explore

  Business Administration can provide experience and skills that are relevant across many different areas of an organisation.

  Your work experience could introduce you to areas such as:

  • Business and administrative support
  • Project support
  • Recruitment and people administration
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Document control
  • Training support
  • Business services

• Is Business Administration for me?

  This programme could be right for you if you:

  • Enjoy organising information or activities
  • Like working with other people
  • Are interested in how businesses and organisations work
  • Enjoy solving problems
  • Are comfortable using or interested in digital tools
  • Want to develop your communication and teamwork
  • Want to experience a professional office environment
  • Are still exploring what type of career might suit you

  You don’t need to have your future career figured out. Work experience is your opportunity to explore, ask questions, develop new skills and discover where your interests could take you.

Start your week by learning more about Sellafield, the programme and the people you’ll be working with. Explore the organisation, meet your programme team and begin to understand how business administration supports Sellafield’s work.

Your week will start at Energus and is supported by the Education Outreach Team before you will move to our other offices and working environments during the week.

Experience a different office environment and discover how teams communicate, organise information and support business activities.

Take part in practical activities and start building your confidence working with employees in a professional setting.

Discover some of the activities undertaken by business administration teams and how effective organisation helps people deliver their work.

You could explore activities involving documents, spreadsheets, planning, information or digital workplace tools.

Continue working in a professional environment while developing skills such as organisation, communication, teamwork, digital capability and problem-solving.

Use conversations with employees to discover different roles and understand how people have developed their careers.

Bring your experience together and reflect on:

• What you’ve learned
• The skills you’ve developed
• What you’ve enjoyed
• What you’ve discovered about the workplace
• Careers or pathways you might want to explore next