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Greenfield Community School
How we run successful
‘Work Placements’
Mike Worth – IBCC Coordinator
Tim Jervis – Business Studies Teacher & University Counselor
IBCC International Baccalaureate Career-Related Certificate
The IBCC programme is a 2 year career-related programme for students aged16-19
Offered by the IB (International Baccalaureate)
Aimed at students who are focused on career-related skills and a specific career path
for young people entering employment
Academic learning on it’s own is not sufficient, it must be supported by applied knowledge
Students benefit from being involved in the ‘real world’...
Why work placement?
Gives students valuable experience they could not get at school
It helps to establish and confirm chosen pathways
Helps to develop confidence
Why work placement?
Students begin with a self analysis of skills and attributes
Diagnostic testing is carried out to determine possible careers based on identified skills & attributes
Students research possible careers based on results
The Learning Dimension
What skills do you think you need to do these jobs?
Teacher Architect
Research Scientist Chef
What skills do you think you need to do these jobs?
Travel agentFashion designer
Own your own Pizza RestaurantNurse
What Qualifications do you think you need to do these jobs?
Teacher Architect
Research Scientist Chef
Travel agentFashion designer
Own your own Pizza RestaurantNurse
What Qualifications do you think you need to do these jobs?
The benefits of work placement
The benefits of work placement
The benefits of work placement
The benefits of work placement
The benefits of work placement
Learning skills on work placement
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Putting skills into action – Community & Service
Dubai Marathon 2014
Relating Work Placements to Business Class
Engage and stimulate interest in the subject
Long-term memorisation of theory
All placements can relate to some areas of a syllabus: entrepreneurship, business communication, organisational structure
Relating Placements to Business Class
Some placements lend themselves to specific topics:
A factory: operations management
quality control, lean production, efficiency
A shop: the marketing mix, pricing strategy, target market, market research
Teach content after or before the placement:
Pre class placement: introduce a forthcoming topic. i.e. business communication
Post class placement: teach content then the work placement confirms learnt content. i.e. organisational structure
Pre or Post Class Placement
Benefits for University/Job Applications
Provides ‘work experience’ example
Provides content for personal statement
Helps in differentiation of applicants
Provides ideas for course selection
Provides ideas for interview
ProgressionEmploymentTertiary CollegeUniversity
Student Portfolio
So you need to develop ‘transferable skills’
Greenfield Community School
How we run successful
‘Work Placements’
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