Work Experience and Industry Placement
Industry Placements
An industry placement is usually a longer period of work experience where the work is usually more involved. It can be more formal than work experience with the employer setting work goals or mini projects to be achieved within the time. Find out more with the following links:
Finding a placement is very similar to finding work experience, find out more here.
Interested in a work placements further away from where you live? You can find out more here.
Prepare for your work placement, find out more here here.
Work Experience
Work experience allows you to experience the work place for a short period of time, usually up to 5 days. It is unpaid and the work may include basic tasks, observing employees doing their work or asking questions. Find out more with the following links:
You can also check out these websites:
Success at Schools - advice for finding work experience
My World of Work - advice for finding work experience
All About Work - advice for finding work experience
Forage - 5-6 hour virtual work experience programs
Springpod - Free online work experience programs
Student Ladder - Free online work experience programs
VOLUNTARY
This is a great way to gain valuable experience but also give something back to the community you are volunteering for. Voluntary work is essential for some careers such as those in the environment or charity sector.
To find out more about volunteering click on the following websites:
Look at Petroc's Job Shop website for opportunities, filter by "voluntary".
Employability Skills
The skills you use in the work place such as team working, time management and being organised are in high demand by employers. Doing work experience or a placement is a great way to develop your existing skills and add new ones. Having these skills, and being able to talk about them, is critical to helping you get future jobs.
Find out more about developing a range of skills here.
Petroc Job Shop
The Job Shop advertises work experience opportunities offered by local organisations.
Click on 'Petroc Job Shop' and set the 'Employment Type' filter to 'Work Experience' to find out more and apply for the current work experience vacancies.
