Frome College Optional Yr10 Work Experience 2015Pre Work Experience Session

Congratulations! Congratulations! Well done on getting yourself a work experience Well done on getting yourself a work experience

placement. placement.

Before you go out, there are a few things you Before you go out, there are a few things you need to complete in order to maximise the need to complete in order to maximise the

experience. experience.

Let’s get started! Let’s get started!

Complete all placement details.

Use your iPads if you need to look up phone numbers or addresses.

Placement Details pg 2

Before you start your work experience, make sure you know exactly what time to arrive and what to wear, along with all the other details involved in your working day. Make a phone call to your employer before you start work experience on July 6th.

Pre-placement phone call pg 4

You should already know most of the information about your placement from when you arranged it. Fill out the details on this page now. If you don’t remember the details, complete the rest of it after your pre-placement phone call.

Information about my placement pg 6

Work experience is a brilliant opportunity to demonstrate and develop your employability skills for your application to Post16, your CVs, applying for part-time work or for your Rotary interview in July. Write how you have already shown your skills and how work experience might help you to develop your skills further.

Skills pg 8

Read this. Using social media at work can get you in to a lot of ‘hot water’. Consider what you are posting and how it will reflect on you as an individual and a future employee. The best advice is not to use social media on your work experience placement.

Using social media at work pg 9

Read this too. Accidents can happen anywhere, at anytime. You should be given a health and safety briefing on the first day of your work experience.

If you don’t get a health and safety talk, ask for one – it could save you from getting hurt.

Health and Safety pg 10

It is important to keep a record of what you do each day – it’s very likely this will feed directly in to your application to Post16, CVs and Rotary interviews.

You will have developed so many skills in the time you are out. Celebrate your achievement!

Diary entries pg’s 12-17

At the end of your placement, complete the skills assessment to evidence your progress.

This information will feed in to work you will be doing in Yr11. It will also help us to support you on your career journey.

Skills Self-Assessment pg 18

You will have made a very positive impact on your employer by the end of your work experience. They will be more than pleased to give you some good feedback.

Ask the employer to complete the Employer Assessment on your last day of the placement.

Employer Assessment pg 19

Please take the time to say a massive thank you to your employer. They have taken time away from their business to help you develop your skills and experience the world of work.

You never know, you may end up working for them one day.

LAST DAY OF PLACEMENT

Use the proforma on this page to write a thank you letter to your employer. Bring your letter in to school with you on Monday July 13th, give it to your tutor and we can send it to your placement for you. If you need help formatting a formal letter, look here http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/general_resources/literacy/formalletter.pdf

THANK YOU LETTER pg23

Your parents or guardian will certainly have noticed a change in you since you entered the world of work. We’d like to hear what they have to say as well.

Please ask your parent(s) / guardian(s) to make some comments on their experience of your work placement.

Parent / Guardian Comments pg 21

Your parents or guardian will certainly have noticed a change in you since you entered the world of work. We’d like to hear what they have to say as well.

Please ask your parent(s) / guardian(s) to make some comments on their experience of your work placement.

Parent / Guardian Comments pg 21

Your tutor or another member of staff at the college will have spoken to your employer during your work experience week about your success.

They will give you their feedback. Please attach it here.

Teacher Comments pg 22

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