How to Use the Work Experience Badge Templates

Navigatr's Work Experience Badge Templates provide a consistent, ready-to-use way to recognise everyone involved in a work placement – learners, careers leaders, and employers. Developed in collaboration with Leeds Learning Alliance and Workskills Kingston, these badges help you celebrate achievement while strengthening links between education and employment. 

What Are the Work Experience Badge Templates?

There are three work experience role badges plus an induction badge, each designed to recognise a key part of delivering and supporting meaningful work experience:

• Work Experience Induction (Coming Soon) – Recognises careers leaders and careers advisors who have completed induction training on setting up and managing work experience placements. It covers safeguarding, compliance, and the practical steps for supervising and supporting learners effectively.
  
• Staff Work Experience Preparation Badge – Awarded to careers leaders and careers advisors responsible for Careers Information and Guidance (CIAG) who complete training and assessment to effectively support others through work experience. It acknowledges educators who prepare learners, provide guidance, and help them reflect on and evidence their experiences. This badge aligns with Gatsby Benchmark 6 on personalised careers guidance. 
• Work Experience Badge (Coming Soon) – Recognises learners who complete a work placement. It highlights their preparation, active participation, and reflection – as well as key employability skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and self‑management. 
• Work Experience Host Badge – Awarded to employers who host learners for work experience. It demonstrates a commitment to providing safe, inclusive, high‑quality placements and showcases support for developing young talent within the community. 

Each badge comes with pre‑filled purpose, criteria, and skill tags, ensuring clarity and consistency across organisations. You can issue them as they are or customise them to reflect your local branding and language. 

Why Use Them?

• Free and simple to use
• Creates consistent recognition across schools and employers
• Helps learners evidence their employability skills
• Supports your careers programme and Gatsby Benchmarks
• Strengthens collaboration between education and business

How to Access the Templates

If You Already Use Navigatr

Email support@navigatr.app and request the Work Experience Badge Templates. Our team will:

• Add the templates directly to your account
• Provide an implementation guide for careers leaders, learners, and employers

If You're New to Navigatr

Register your school or organisation using this link: Sign up to Navigatr.
We will add the templates to your new account so you can start issuing badges quickly.

Customising the Templates

The templates are fully editable so you can adapt them to your organisation's needs. You can: 

• Adjust the badge description or criteria
• Add your organisation’s logo and colours
• Include endorsements from local partners, such as councils or career hubs (available on paid plans)

Customisation ensures that badges reflect your local context while maintaining consistency and credibility across providers.

Next Steps

• Already using Navigatr? Contact us to have the templates added to your account.
• New to Navigatr? Register here to start using the templates for free.
• Want to collaborate regionally? Contact us to set up a community account and coordinate work experience across schools and employers.