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Harper Green School

Work Experience Diary

2018

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Name______

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Form______night before

Personaldetails

Thisbookletbelongsto:

Name:………………………………………………………………………………….………………

Form:..……………………………………………………………………….…………….………….

Myworkexperienceis at:

Organisation:…………………………………………………………………………………..……

Address:……………………………………….……………………………………………………….

Postcode:………………………………………………………………………………………..……

TelephoneNumber:……………………………………………………………………………… ContactName:………………………………………………………………………………………

HowIam goingtogetthere:

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Incaseofemergencypleasecontact:

School:………………………………………………………………………………..…………………

TelephoneNumber:……………………………………………………………………………….

Aboutthisbooklet

Ifyouwanttosucceedinlife,togainqualificationsandto getajobwhich youenjoydoing,youwill needto acquiretheskillsand qualitiesemployersarelookingfor.

Thisbookletisdesignedtohelpthatprocessandformacompleterecordof yourworkexperience placement.

Personal details

Preparing & Planning

Hopesandexpectations

What I need to do before my placement starts…

Researchingyourplacement and finding out what they do

Researching your route

Introductory Telephone call

Preliminary visit

What if’s….

Induction

Health & safety

Key Skills

Diary Log

Self Evaluation

Makingsenseoflearning

Thankingyouremployer

Key Information/Things to remember

Notes

Preparingandplanningfor yourplacement

Whyshouldyoutakepartin workexperience?

Acarefullyplannedwork experienceplacementcan:

Giveyouachanceto experiencea workinglife

Helpyoudiscoversomething aboutyourskills,abilitiesand talents

Giveyouthechancetosee howtodevelopyour potentialthroughjobchoice andvocationaltraining

Helptoshowyouthelink betweenschoolworkand futureworkwithinacareer

Helpyoutolearnabout personalpresentationskills forinterviews

Helpyoutomakebetter informeddecisionsabout yourfuture

Provideyouwith opportunitiestowork alongsideadultsandtobetreatedasayoungadult

Whatwillyouremployerbe

lookingfor?

Personalskills andqualitiesare particularlyimportanttoemployers. Employerswill alwaysbeinterestedin peoplewhocandisplaythe following:

Theabilitytoworkaspartofa team

Enthusiasm Initiative Loyalty

Positiveattitude Flexibility

Willingnesstowork Honesty

Reliability

Responsibility

Whatareyourhopesorexpectationsforyour work

experience?

Readthelistofideasbelow, then,recordthreeideasof yourown.

Herearesomeideaswhichother studentshaveidentified:

Findoutabouta particular

occupationbyworking alongsidepeopledoingthese jobs.

Talk toworkersaboutwhyand

howtheychose their particularjobs.

Improvemyindependence,

confidence,responsibility, abilitytoworkin ateam.

Gainpracticalexperienceof

whatit islike to work; e.g. longerhours,havinga boss, beingresponsiblefor something,etc.

ActuallyuseskillslikeICT,

MathsandEnglish etc,gained inschool,in a usefulsituation.

Findoutabout working

conditions,HealthandSafety, pressuresof work,etc.

Whatdoyoupersonallywanttogain

fromworkexperience? Recordthreeideas:

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ResearchingyourPlacement

Nameoforganisation:……………………………………………………………………...

Addressoforganisation:……………………………………………………………………

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Doesthe company haveawebsite?:………………………………..……………….

Whenwas theorganisationestablished?:…………………………….……………

Whoownstheorganisation?:(oneperson orasetofdirectors)

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Whatdoestheorganisation doormanufacture?

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Local or National company?......

How does the company advertise itself(TV, Local Paper/radio etc)?

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How manyemployees doesit have?……………………………………………………..

How many branches/offices?......

Now you have the details of your work experience placement there are some things you will need to do.

1Check the details are correct. Let Miss Lovatt know if any of the details are wrong, especially which Band you are. Remember Bands H & S go on work experience on the week beginning 9th July and Band G on the week beginning the 16th.

2Read all the information you have been given.

3Make that introductory phonecall before 30th June and arrange your preliminary visit or ask any questions over the phone.

4Any problems or concerns that you find during this introductory phonecall can be dealt with but you must see Miss Lovatt as soon as possible and let her know.

5Research your placement and your route there….find out bus routes, times etc

Whatif………?

Youareill…

Itisveryimportantthatyoutelephoneyourplacement

asearlyaspossibleandspeakto yourcontactperson.If

youcannotringyourselfthenyourparentor guardian

mustletyouremployersknow.Explain thereasonfor

yourabsenceandhowlongyouarelikelyto be away.

Alsotelephonetheschool.Ifyoucannotspeak to Miss

Lovatt or Mrs Harrisondirectly thenleaveamessage.

Miss Lovatt/Mrs Harrison 01204 572941

Youaregoingtobelate…

Letyoursupervisorknow.Alwaysapologise.Do nottry

toblameanyoneelse.Makesureyouareon time/earlyonevery

occasion afterwards.

Youdonotunderstandwhat you have been askedtodo…

If youaregivenataskwhich youdonotunderstandor

arenotsurehowtodo,thenaskforhelp.Peoplewill

alwaysbewillingto helpandguideyou.Theywill

rememberwhen theywere‘new’andknow what it is

like.Always thankthemafterwards.

Youhaveaproblem…

Quietlyspeakto yoursupervisor,if possibleawayfrom

colleagues.Explain yourconcernsimplyand calmly.

Thechancesarethatotherswill havehadsimilar

problemsbefore.Ifyouarestillunhappythenring

school.Do notleaveyourplacementorbehaverudely

towardsyouremployer.Someonefromtheschool will

comeandseeyouassoonas possible.

HealthSafety

FireExtinguishers

Therearemanydifferenttypesof fireextinguishers.Modernfire

extinguishersareallred,butwithdifferentlabels to showthesortsoffire

onwhich theyshouldbeused.Olderfireextinguishersareall different

colours.

LiftingCorrectly

If youhavetoliftanythingatwork,youshouldbeshown howto dothis

properly.Makesurethat youlift safelysoyou don’tinjureyourback.

•Bendyourknees– notyourback

•Keepyourbackstraight

•Liftfromyourknees

Everyyearmanypeopleareinjuredatwork.Somearepermanently disabled–someeven die.Don’tletthishappentoyou.

Understandingsafetysigns

ProhibitionSign:

TellsyouthatyoumustNOTdo something.Ared,roundsign,showinga blackpicturewith abarthroughit (e.g. NoSmoking).

MandatorySign:

Tellsyouthatyoumustdosomething.A blue,roundsignshowsawhitepicture (e.g.youmustweara helmet).

HazardorWarningSign:

Tellsyouthatyoumustbe awareof something.A yellow,triangularsign showsa blackpicture(e.g. Electrical Hazard).

SafeConditionSign:

Tellsyou thatit is to dosomething.A greensquare(or rectangle)signshowsa whitepicture(e.g. FirstAidBox).

Formoreinformationsee

Induction–On thefirstdayof yourplacement,aspartof yourinduction,yoursupervisoror anotherpersonshouldidentifyanumberof healthandsafetyrulesfollowedby theorganisation.

HealthandSafetyat work

Itisveryimportantthatyoufollowhealthand safetyrules whenyouareonyourwork experienceplacement.Youhaveresponsibilities justasmuchastheemployer. / Everyemployerwillexpectthatyouwill:
Actresponsibly
Followthehealthandsafetyrules
Betidyin yourwork
Onlyuseequipmenton which youhave beentrained
Nottodoanythingthatwillendanger others,e.g. practicaljokes
Generally,you mustnotdoanythingtoendanger eitheryourselforothersin theworkplace – includingcolleaguesandcustomers. / Here is a checklist for the health and safety topics youshouldcoverwhenat mostemployers’ premises. Initialeachonewhenyou have covered thetop(notalltopicsarerequiredin everyemploymentsituation).
Certainemployerswillalso havespecific
processesor activitieswhich couldinclude:
Firedrills
Dangeroussubstances
Warningsigns
Useof anymachinery / Whoisresponsibleforhealthandsafety? Fireevacuationprocedure
Whereis/arethefireextinguisher/s?
Instructionsforoperatingmachinery
Youwillhavehealthandsafetyinformationfrom
twosources:
1.Youwillhavereceivedsomeinformationon healthandsafetyfromschoolas partof particularsubjectsaswellasspecifically for workexperience.
Makesureonyourfirstdaythatyouknowwhat theemployer’s healthandsafetyrulesareand thatyouunderstandthefireregulations. / Whatprotectiveclothingis neededforthework
Whereis theaccidentbook? Whereis thefirstaid box?
Whois/aretrainedfirstaider/s?

Signed Pupil:

Signed Employer:

DiaryLog

Bycompletingthisdiaryeach day,it willhelpyou toREFLECTandREVIEWonyourexperiencesand helpyou to makesenseofwhatyouhavelearnedfromyourworkexperienceplacement.

Day1
Whatdidyoudotoday? / Day2 / Day3
Day4 / Day5 / What I enjoyed most about my week…..

Keyskillsarearangeofskillsandpersonalqualitieswhich canbe applied todifferenttasksor activities,andareessentialintheworldofwork.

KeySkillsarelistedinbold.The areasinnormaltypeshowpersonalqualities.

KeySkills / Whatcantheymean / Waystheymaybeused
Communication / Listening, expressingyourself clearly,understandingdecisions, abilitytospellcorrectly,reading
skills. / Friendlymanner,politeness,sense ofhumour,positiveattitude.
ProblemSolving / Findingtherightinformation, learningfromothers,identifying problems,reachingdecisions, avoiding conflict,lookingat
solutions. / Patience,imagination,initiative, listeningskills,goodmemory, enthusiasm.
Workingwithothers / Teamwork,responsibility,gettingon withothers,usinginitiative. / Friendlymanner,patience, confidence,perseverance.Able to acceptcriticism,assertive,sense
ofhumour,enthusiasm,loyalty.
Improvingownlearning andperformance / Learningfromothers,learningfrom mistakesdevelopingconfidence, settingtargets,identifyingown
weaknesses,willing tolearn. / Patience,flexibility,enthusiasm, positiveattitude,notafraidto ask forhelp,ableto followinstructions
usinginitiative.
Applicationofnumber / Usingnumbers,handlingmoney accurately,estimating,measuring,
collectingand recordingdata. / Clearhandwriting,patience, confidence.
InformationTechnology / Using fax machines, telecommunicationsequipment,
computers/PCs,computerisedtills. / Patience,initiative,goodmemory, perseverance.
Listening / Focusingonpeoplewhenina conversation,takingininstructions, payingattentionin
meetings/interviews / Focusing,payingattention,
politeness
Confidence / Usingown initiative,abilityto addresspeopleandgroups,being
abletospeakupwithissues / Initiative,enthusiasm, assertiveness
ThinkingOutsidetheBox / Beingable touseowninitiative,
comingupwithnewideas / Initiative, patience,imagination

Fillintheboxestoshowhowmuchyouthink youhaveimprovedduringwork experience.Remember,youarecomparinghow well you candosomethingnowwith howwell you coulddoit before.

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Betterorganised

Moreknowledgeableabout the world of work

Moreconfidentin myself

Confident

Moredetermined Moreable to take

responsibility

Morelikely tosolve a

problemon my own

Enterprising

1. Did you research your placement before you started?

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2. Whatdidyouenjoymostaboutyourwork experienceplacement?

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3. Whatdidyounot enjoy?

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4. Whatare yourfeelingsaboutthe organisationandconditionsinwhich youworked?

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5. Whatare yourfeelingsaboutthepeopleyou haveworkedwith?

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6. Whichthingsdidyoufindmostdifficultand why?

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7. Whatarethemainthingsyouhavelearntfromyourwork experience?

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8. Howwill whatyouhavelearntaffectyourapproachtoschoolor furthereducation?

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9. What,ifanything,would youdodifferentlyifyoudidyourworkexperienceagain?

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10. Howwasyour week of work experiencedifferentfromschool?

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Thankingyouremployer

Workexperienceisnotsomethingthatemployershavetotakepartin.Theemployeronyourplacementhas kindlyofferedyouaplacementtogiveyoutheopportunitytoexperiencetheworkplacebeforeyouleave schoolandhelptoprepare you.

Itisthereforeveryappropriateandgoodpracticetowritetoyouremployertothankhimorher.

Itwillalsoprovideyouwithagoodexperienceinlearninghowtowritea businessletterusingthecorrect

layout,correctspellingandneat handwriting.

Writethe employersname, titleand address

Ifyouknowor havemet your employer,use hisor her name

MrR P Smith Manager ArconLtd

Unit55TowerInd Est

Blackpool

FY34RL

DearMrSmith

RE:WorkExperience

KaterinaIllious

72PierLane

Blackpool

FY13ER

4thJuly2013

Atitlehelps Mr

Smithknow

whattheletteris

about

Thankyouforallowingmetospendtwoweeksworkexperienceatyour organisation.I founditveryinterestingespeciallythedayspentinthe workshopandthechancetolearnComputerAided Design.

PleasewillyouthankeveryonewhohelpedmeespeciallymysupervisorMr

Jones.

Yourssincerely

KaterinaIllious

Endwithsincerelyif youknow thename ofthe personand faithfullyif theletter isto Siror Madam

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