Creating a Positive Work Experience for Students
Offering work experience provides various benefits, including skill development, mentorship opportunities, and new perspectives for projects. Prior to the start, councils should plan recruitment processes and mentoring strategies to ensure a positive experience. Additional ideas like mock interviews and engaging activities can enhance young people's work experience journey.
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What does a good work experience look like?
Overview Focus will be on: The benefits of offering work experience. Considerations prior to a student starting work experience. Creating a positive work experience placement. Additional ideas
Work Experience Work Experience is a great opportunity for students to gain an insight into the working world. Students may complete work experience at different points of the year. Work Experience hours may vary depending on the course. Work Experience is linked to the student s aspirations or course.
Benefits of offering Work Experience You can develop the skills of young people. A great opportunity to promote local government. Develop management/mentor skills of internal employees. Opportunity to create a new recruitment strategy. Young people can bring a new perspective to projects. Direct influence on your local area.
Prior to a student starting their work experience You will want to consider what services/areas of the council can offer work experience. Consider what the recruitment process will be. How students will apply for work experience at your council. How many students can your council support? Which providers will your council be working with? When are students expected to start their work experience?
Creating a positive work experience placement Create a job profile Make the work experience engaging and varied Review/Feedback Consider progression opportunities Create an induction Supervise and mentor the student
Additional ideas to benefit young people You may want to consider: Keeping in touch with the young person Undertaking mock interviews Complete class talks Have students complete a tour of the premise Get involved with National Careers and Apprenticeship week. Work with your local provider(s) to who can guide you through the process.
