6,600 young people partake in CII and PFS virtual work experience

Specifically, more than 2,300 students have engaged with the insurance programme and more than 4,200 participants have done so with the personal finance programme so far. The programme, developed in partnership with immersive online careers and university exploration platform, Springpod, aims to bring these professions "to life" for young people across the UK. According to the CII and PFS, the virtual nature of the Springpod removes traditional socio-economic barriers to work experience. Around 48% of participants in the insurance programme were female and 57% were of non-white eth...