Over ten years from 2019, we will take on 250 trainees, apprentices and paid graduates, alongside 250 pre-GCSE work experience placements.
For young people in rural communities, employment opportunities can be hard to find. We take pride in offering young people in our communities the chance to gain their first experiences of the workplace.
The types of opportunities offered include work experience placements for pre-GCSE students and apprenticeships for those wishing to develop industry-specific skillsets. Placements and projects are also provided for individuals in Higher Education, such as students, recent graduates and PhD students.
Since 2019, we have supported 200 work experience placements and 106 apprenticeships, traineeships and other development opportunities for young people.
Chatsworth is proud to partner with Portland College to support students with additional needs as they prepare for employment. Through supported internships and informal mock interview sessions, students gain valuable experience, develop their confidence and practise workplace skills in an encouraging and inclusive environment.
Our Strategic Partnership Agreement with the University of Derby is helping to create new opportunities for student learning and research. In 2025, around ten students carried out ecological surveys at Leycote Farm on the Chatsworth Estate, contributing to valuable data collection while developing practical skills in habitat classification, soil assessment and species monitoring.
For details of current opportunities, please visit our careers webpage.
Continue reading about our 10 goals for 10 years...
Help create 1000 homes and 1000 jobs in the local area
By investing in the regeneration of areas around our estates
Double the benefit to local economies from our organisations
As measured by the value of the direct and indirect goods and services we buy
Buy at least 50% of our supplies and services locally
Within 30 miles by road of our estates
Invest £50m in our heritage properties and landscapes
Specifically in their repair, restoration, improvement and development
Enable every child in local schools to experience our estates
As part of their primary education, reaching every school through physical visits onsite or our virtual presence in schools
Achieve excellence in our visitor feedback scores
By scoring 90%+ for value for money, overall enjoyment and likelihood to recommend, in our customer feedback surveys
Be recognised as an excellent employer
Achieving scores of 80%+ for all measures of satisfaction and engagement in our staff and volunteer survey
Reduce our impact on the environment
Through improved management of waste and emissions
Improve the quality of life and wellbeing of our local communities
By providing accessible green spaces, reducing car journeys to our estates and supporting our local communities
