General Studies: Work Experience Options
[Introduction]
* [Options] * [Students' Comments]
"PREPARING YOU TO FIND THE WORK
YOU WANT TO DO"
You have a choice of completing work experience using three options:
Work Placement:
You spend 10 days on work placement in a company or organisation of your
choice. Work experience can be extended for longer if you would like to
gain additional experience in a particular job.
Work Practice:
You will be involved in a work project which takes place in the V.T.O.S
centre. It will involve 'hands-on experience' in a specific career/job
area.
APEAL Mode:
Involves reflecting on and evaluating current or previous employment
that you have had.
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"LINKING V.T.O.S. STUDENTS WITH EMPLOYERS"
Comments from participating students
The following are comments from students who have participated in the
Work Experience module.
"It gave me a chance to try out a new job area. I never had that
chance before"
"It gave me the experience I need to work in an office"
"It made me realise that I have a lot more skills than I thought
I had"
"I am now much more aware of my rights as an employee and the
laws that are there to protect me"
"I am much clearer about what job I would like to go into when
I finish V.T.O.S."
"It is the first time that I truly reflected on the work I have
been doing all my life"
"I feel much more confident now about approaching an employer
for a job"
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