But how might this swing back to skills work in practice? Seema Malhotra school photo with her sistersBut she still sees education as “something so important that you need to invest in”. Seema Malhotra on graduation day with her mumWork experienceWork experience was compulsory for schools when Malhotra was growing up. A subsequent freedom of information request revealed there were 60,000 fewer work experience placements in the next year. Only half of pupils now do work experience, but employers face conflicting demands to offer work placements on new T-level courses and apprenticeships.