This week, various teams at The Community Housing Group (TCHG) have been joined by students from King Charles High School in Kidderminster.

The students are undertaking work experience, and have been gaining an understanding of what some of the teams within TCHG do, and how it contributes to the day to day running of the organisation.

Hopefully, the students will use their time at TCHG to gain valuable skills and experience, and help them decide on a future career path.

The Marketing & PR team were lucky enough to have several students during the week, who took part in activities which will help towards work the team are currently doing.

Here’s what Vicky had to say about her experience at TCHG and with the Marketing & PR team.

“When I leave school I want to become a journalist or have a marketing/PR related job. I have always loved writing and designing things so I feel this sort of work would be great as it can be quite a varied job, bringing new tasks everyday and also it requires a lot of creative thinking. I’m also quite bubbly so talking to people on the phone and sorting out PR for different companies would also be really useful.

From spending time in the Marketing & PR team I feel it has opened my eyes to a lot of things. Before coming here I didn’t even know certain jobs existed and the sorts of work that is done here. I’ve not only gained experience by doing the tasks set me, but I’ve also learnt what sorts of skills are required to work in this sort of area. I really enjoyed being here as it’s exactly the sort of thing I’d like to do when I grow up. Not only proof reading articles and giving ideas, but writing articles and giving input into what sort of things will be put onto the website or magazines.

I have also gained skills like basic listening requirements and just generally picking up tasks quickly as you have to listen to what people are telling you to do, then remember the task and go ahead with completing it to the best of your ability!

Overall, I have really enjoyed my time in the Marketing & PR team. It’s the sort of thing I enjoy doing which has helped me realise this is the sort of thing I could see myself possibly doing and I do really like writing columns and those related things”.

Here’s what Lucy had to say about her experience at TCHG and with the Marketing & PR team.

"I really enjoyed taking part in work experience at The Community Housing Group for a week. When I finish school I hope to go to university to become an accountant, as I enjoy maths and find it quite easy.

Part of my work experience was spent with the Marketing and PR team at The Community Housing Group. I was told all about what the team do and was given some market research to complete. I feel that I have gained experience in what Marketing and PR do, and in particular all about market research and why it is useful for companies to do it. I learnt that the Marketing and PR team is a very important section because without them there would be no advertisement or any other form of publicity for The Community Housing Group”.

Finally, here's what Tom had to say.

"Part of my work experience at The Community Housing Group was within the Marketing and PR department. I learnt all about the different parts of marketing and PR and was given some market research to do. I learnt a lot about marketing and I hope I can transfer those skills to different areas.

When I leave school and Sixth Form, I want a career in IT, because I enjoy tinkering around with computers and I love technology."