Experience real job roles through practical simulations in digital marketing, accounting, and green energy
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
2 hours100% online
How it worksIncluded in an ExpertTrack
Course 4 of 4
Work Simulations
Test career fit through realistic work simulations
Learn what it’s really like to work in different roles. Before committing to a career path, you need hands-on experience to understand what various jobs actually involve and whether they match your interests and strengths.
This course lets you experience authentic workplace scenarios through virtual work simulations. You’ll complete hands-on tasks with real companies across digital marketing, trainee accounting, and customer operations in the green energy sector.
Through these simulations, you’ll develop job-ready behaviours and gain confidence for internships, interviews, and early career roles.
Experience digital marketing with real companies
Work through digital marketing simulations with Bipolar Factory, building skills for today’s tech-driven world. You’ll complete authentic tasks that reflect real workplace responsibilities and challenges.
These practical exercises help you understand whether digital marketing matches your career interests and strengths.
Explore trainee accountant roles
Experience what it’s like to work as a trainee accountant through realistic simulations. You’ll complete tasks that reflect the day-to-day responsibilities of accounting roles.
This hands-on experience helps you make informed decisions about whether accounting is the right career path for you.
Learn customer operations in green energy
Work through customer executive simulations with Sun King, developing key skills for green energy customer operations. You’ll practice problem-solving, professional decision-making, and customer focus.
These simulations give you the practical experience employers value whilst exploring careers in sustainability sectors.
Syllabus
Week 1
Digital Marketing Simulation
Welcome to the course
Understand what you’ll learn and how to get the most from it.
Digital marketing
Explore a real job with Bipolar Factory
Explore digital marketing specialist role
As a Digital Marketing Specialist for Oly, an AI-powered retail analytics platform, at Bipolar Factory
How to create engaging content
Use these tips to help you create content that captivates and resonates with your target audience.
Prepare for an interview
Now let's get ready for a job interview for the role of the Digital Marketing Specialist.
Week 1 wrap up
Gain insights and advice from industry professionals.
Week 2
Customer Experience Simulation
Introduction to week 2
Explore how teams approach challenges and solve problems.
Customer Experience
Explore a real job with Sun King
Explore the role
As a Customer Service Executive at Sun King, your job will be to help customers with their questions and problems about solar products and services.
How to relate to the customers
Use these tips to help you build better relationships with customers.
Prepare for an interview
Now let's get ready for a job interview for the role of the Customer Service Executive.
Week 2 wrap up
Reflect on your problem-solving approach and development.
Week 3
Trainee Accountant Work Simulation
Introduction to week 3
Understand how communication supports effective teamwork.
Trainee Accountant
This job simulation helps you explore the trainee accountant role and see if it’s the right fit for you.
Explore the role
A trainee accountant supports the finance team by recording financial transactions accurately, maintaining ledgers, and assisting in the preparation of financial reports.
Interview preparation
Now let's get ready for a simulated job interview for the role of a Trainee Accountant.
Week 3 wrap up
Reflect on your communication skills and next steps.
Prove you're job ready
Highlight the new, job-relevant skills you’ve gained and supplement existing qualifications with a hard-earned, industry-specific digital certificate – plus one for every course within your ExpertTrack.
- Learn the latest in your chosen industry or subject.
- Complete each course and pass assessments.
- Receive certificates validated by the educating organisation.
- Impress employers with learning outcomes you can add to your CV.
- Make your career dreams a reality.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the key responsibilities and tasks involved in roles such as digital marketing, trainee accounting, and customer service in the green energy sector.
- Assess how different business functions operate and how professionals contribute to organisational goals.
- Apply industry knowledge through virtual work simulations that mirror real workplace tasks.
- Demonstrate awareness of professional expectations including collaboration, accountability, and customer-focused thinking.
- Evaluate your interest and suitability for different career roles based on their experience in the work simulations.
Who is the course for?
This course is ideal for early career learners aged 18–25 exploring different job roles, especially students wanting hands-on experience before committing to specific career paths and practical skills employers value.
Who will you learn with?
Andy has over 17 years experience in the career-readiness, leadership and professional development space across the world. He currently runs EvolveCareers, a Future of Work EdTech company.
Who developed the course?
EvolveCareers
EvolveCareers is a Future of Work EdTech company committed to helping with the transition from education to early career and beyond industry-led online learning, partnering with 100+ schools and universities and 1,000 employers worldwide.
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- Pay $39 per month to keep learning online
- Have complete control over your subscription; you can cancel any time
- Work at your own pace and set your own deadlines at every stage
- Only pay while you’re learning; the subscription will cancel automatically when you finish
- Complete online assessments to test your knowledge and prove your skills
- Earn digital course certificates and a final award that you can share online, with potential employers, and your professional network
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Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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