Work Experience
What is work experience?
“A placement on an employer’s premises in which a student carries out a particular task or duty, or range of tasks and duties, more or less as would an employee, but with the emphasis on the learning aspects of the experience.”
To help you organise your work placement please view the documents below.
“A placement on an employer’s premises in which a student carries out a particular task or duty, or range of tasks and duties, more or less as would an employee, but with the emphasis on the learning aspects of the experience.”
To help you organise your work placement please view the documents below.
Presentation shown in June assembly (click on above image to view) |
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Letter of Understanding (for employer) |
Virtual Work Placements and Work Related Learning Opportunities
COVID19 response
COVID19 response
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This resource was produced in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and as part of a recovery/resilience plan for the Work Placement Programme as it may be some time before we’re safely able to offer work placements again (especially with social distancing measures continuing).
Current restrictions allow us to view virtual work placements and work related learning experiences as a truly viable and worthwhile alternative to ‘physical placements’.
Such opportunities can provide access to new, non-traditional and/or remote audiences that couldn’t previously participate in physical placements; whether that’s because of the limitations imposed due to confidentiality/sensitivity issues within the sector (e.g. NHS), health and safety reasons, or disadvantaged groups of individuals (e.g. students with special needs, or disabilities) who may not have been accommodated in the past. Virtual placements (with or without virtual support) could break down these barriers, offering ‘equal opportunities’ for all.
Students who aren’t ready for a virtual placement may take part in the activities under ‘Work Related Learning/inspiration’ section below.
Please note that the list below isn’t exhaustive and further opportunities will be added in due course.
Current restrictions allow us to view virtual work placements and work related learning experiences as a truly viable and worthwhile alternative to ‘physical placements’.
Such opportunities can provide access to new, non-traditional and/or remote audiences that couldn’t previously participate in physical placements; whether that’s because of the limitations imposed due to confidentiality/sensitivity issues within the sector (e.g. NHS), health and safety reasons, or disadvantaged groups of individuals (e.g. students with special needs, or disabilities) who may not have been accommodated in the past. Virtual placements (with or without virtual support) could break down these barriers, offering ‘equal opportunities’ for all.
Students who aren’t ready for a virtual placement may take part in the activities under ‘Work Related Learning/inspiration’ section below.
Please note that the list below isn’t exhaustive and further opportunities will be added in due course.
