Work Experience

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service offers Year 10 and Year 12 students the chance to spend a week gaining hands-on experience, developing key skills, and exploring a variety of careers within the Fire Service. Students will take part in operational, strategic, and community-focused activities while learning about teamwork, communication, and confidence, with opportunities to progress into Fire Cadets, and gain insight into future career opportunities such as apprenticeships, and youth development programmes.

Discover Fire Service Careers Through Work Experience

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is offering Year 10 and Year 12 students a one-week work experience placement, providing hands-on insight into operational work, community engagement, and educational programmes.

During the week, students will:

  • Experience a variety of roles across operational, strategic, and community-focused work

  • Develop key skills such as teamwork, communication, and confidence

  • Learn about the Service’s values and its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

  • Gain insight into potential future pathways, including Fire Cadets, apprenticeships, and youth development programmes

This programme is a unique opportunity to explore careers within the Fire Service, build practical skills, and experience life in a professional emergency service environment.

Eligibility

  • Students must be in Year 10 or Year 12

  • Must be available for the full week of the programme

  • Must live in, or attend a school/college in, Cheshire, Halton, or Warrington

  • Complete all elements of the work experience application form fully to progress to interview and selection

The programme offers 12 places, and while we welcome all applications, we are only able to accommodate a limited number of students.

Application Timeline

  • Applications open: Saturday 10 January 2026

  • Applications close: Friday 30 January 2026 at 12:00pm

  • Applicants notified: w/c Monday 9 February 2026

  • Interviews: Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18, Monday 23 February 2026

Work experience programme (example)

Application form

Programme Details

Dates: Monday 6 - Friday 10 July 2026

Locations:

  • Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service HQ, Winsford

  • Safety Central, Lymm

  • Other Service sites across Cheshire may be visited

Students are responsible for their own travel

Application Process

  1. All parties must complete all elements of the work experience application form fully, including student statements, teacher endorsement, parental/carer signature, and cadet leader statement (where applicable)

  2. Submit the form by the deadline via email to: apprenticeships@cheshirefire.gov.uk 

  3. While we welcome all applications, we are only able to accommodate a limited number of students

  4. Applications will be assessed, and selected candidates may be invited to interview




Last updated: Tuesday, 13 January 2026


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