Reply To: Work experience opportunities available through the job centre do not cater to people who have previously worked in highly paid and/or highly skilled roles in their country of origin. Are there other schemes where I can find work experience and jobs?

Yes! Please don’t be discouraged if you can’t find suitable jobs through the Job Centre. If you have access to the internet, whatever your profession, there will almost certainly be jobs advertised on relevant websites. I’ll leave those with specific journalism experience to help with the best sector links. However, LinkedIn can often be good starting point for professionals with a lot of experience: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/journalist-jobs. I wish you the very best of luck finding a role that fits your extensive expertise.