Transferable Skills

Work Experience Diary...

Your work experience diary should include details like:

• The variety of work tasks carried out on placement.


• How work was handled.


• Personal challenges encountered.


• Work-related challenges encountered.


• Existing skills improved on.


• New skills learned.

Guidelines for students while on placement

1. Interest in work.


2. Appropriate dress.


3. Awareness of health and safety.


4. Ability to follow instruction.


5. Quality of assigned work.


6. Practical skills.


7. Punctuality.


8. Attendance at workplace.


9. Relating to co-workers/supervisor/manager.


10. Communicating with customers.


11. Acceptance of direction/criticism.


12. Initiative.

Employer's expectations

• Co-operation
• Dependability
• Honesty
• Willingness to learn
• Initiative
• Interest
• Ability to follow instructions
• Loyalty
  

is a photograph of your life, at a particular moment in time and it must be updated on an on-going basis.

What to include...

• Personal details
  
• Educational details


• Other learning achievements


• Work Experience


• Skills profile


• Interests and hobbies


• Referees

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Students' Comments in relation to Work Experience

This is a short video where individual students voice their comments about their Work Experience. Hope you find it helpful and please feel free to comment!

Work Experience and Work Related Learning

This video shows how positive Work Experience can be for young people and employers. Be great to hear your views!

Work Experience in TY

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