| Activity Title: Get
Work Ready! - preparation for work experience |
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In groups of up to 30, students undertake
a series of training sessions to prepare them for their
first work experience placement, including required briefing
on Health & Safety and Child Protection issues. |
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| Who is the activity for: |
Year 10-11 students before going out on work experience. |
| Number of hours/days: |
Five hours for full day or one hour per day over five
days |
| Funded by: |
Charge to schools: variable from £75 per session
per group up to 30 |
| Programme outline |
Students work in small teams through a series of workshops:
1) assessing skills and aptitudes for MK job market, 2)
developing self-presentation products (e.g. CV, application
form) and 3) techniques (e.g. phone, interview) and 4)
knowledge of Health & Safety and Welfare at work. Employers
specialize in leading or supporting one or more workshop.
Teams then compete to 'sell' an individual candidate for
a particular job. Students have fun and achieve certification. |
| Strengths |
Expert delivery (frees up tutor planning time), leading
to quality learning outcomes and student confidence to
begin work experience. Students enjoy workshop leadership
by 'outsiders' and certification on completion of course |
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| Curriculum |
Work-Related Learning
1. Skills for Employability**
3. The way businesses operate**
4. Awareness of employment opportunities*
7. Learn from contact with business people**
9. Engage with business ideas & challenges*
Enterprise Education
Enterprise capability*
KEY SKILLS
Working With Others**
Problem Solving*
Improving Own Learning & Performance*
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| Criteria for assessing programme |
Evaluation forms completed at the day by students, employers
and school staff. |
| Number and range of users to date |
New service. Uses best practice from WorkOut! guest speaker
programme and Enterprise Days. |
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