Support materials - Work Experience Preparation
Many young people across the UK go out into work experience for the first time during Year 10 or 11. For most this will be their first extended period away from school in a real working environment.
It is difficult to prepare young people effectively for this experience from within a classroom. It is not practical to arrange ‘practice’ visits or bring all the employers into the classroom to answer questions.
VIEW can act alongside the teacher and existing resources and help with the preparation process.
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Using VIEW as a resource to help with the preparation for work experience.
Students explore the ground floor of the store observing that a store does not only sell products but offers services as well.
Students examine ‘wrapping’ as an added value service
Students examine a range of job roles in the store through interviews and compare their findings with a yes/no quiz
Students consider why employees dress to different standards for the same employer
Students consider the problem of arriving at the workplace at the right time
Students consider several employees in the store and the hazards they might face.
Students consider the store’s responsibility for the safety of their customers.
Students risk assess an activity in the workplace.
Students risk assess two non customer areas of the workplace.
Students listen in to an induction and see what they can remember.
Students look at store noticeboard about theft and make a presentation.
It is difficult to prepare young people effectively for this experience from within a classroom. It is not practical to arrange ‘practice’ visits or bring all the employers into the classroom to answer questions.
VIEW can act alongside the teacher and existing resources and help with the preparation process.
Adobe PDF Reader is required to read all downloadable documents published.
Work Experience Preparation
Using VIEW as a resource to help with the preparation for work experience.
Customers1
Students explore the ground floor of the store observing that a store does not only sell products but offers services as well.
Customers2
Students examine ‘wrapping’ as an added value service
Employees1
Students examine a range of job roles in the store through interviews and compare their findings with a yes/no quiz
Employees2
Students consider why employees dress to different standards for the same employer
Getting There
Students consider the problem of arriving at the workplace at the right time
Health and Safety 1
Students consider several employees in the store and the hazards they might face.
Health and Safety 2
Students consider the store’s responsibility for the safety of their customers.
Health and Safety 3
Students risk assess an activity in the workplace.
Health and Safety 4
Students risk assess two non customer areas of the workplace.
Induction
Students listen in to an induction and see what they can remember.
Sales Skills
Students look at store noticeboard about theft and make a presentation.
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