Work Placements Guidelines 2019/20: Find, Apply & Develop | Support, FAQs, NHS Opportunities

1. Work Placements 2019/20

2. All you need to know about work experience • Introduction • How to find a work placement using Work It • How to find a work placement using a self –found form • NHS • Help and Inspiration • FAQs

3. Work placement aims • Work placements are an important part of developing your skills and experiences. This will be vital for when you leave school and apply for a job, college or university. • Flexible work placements are designed to allow each student a relevant and worthwhile experience. You can also receive SQA work placement qualification. • It is our aim to ensure everyone has experienced a work placement before leaving school.

4. When can I go on a work placement? • Starting in June of S3 – S6. • Maximum of 5 days out of school (can be taken all together or broken up to 1 day a week for 5 weeks) • To minimise disruption to your learning in your classes at critical times, work placements are NOT allowed to take place between November and April. • Exceptional cases will be considered on an individual basis • Any work placements arranged for May / during study leave must be after all examinations are completed.

5. How to find a work placement? There are two ways to find a work placement • Use the Work IT website to find employers that have already agreed to take on students for a work placement. • Approach an employer and ask if they would be willing to offer a work placement – a form of acceptance should then be completed by the employer.

6. Work It website www.workit.info

7. Work It Database Access the work it database using unique username and password (found on welcome letter)

8. Pupil Home Page

9. How to search for a placement

10. Search Results

11. Location and contact details

12. Job description and how to apply

13. Request a placement

14. To request a placement – enter estimated start date

15. Submit

16. Request Status can be seen from pupils homepage

17. Placement Confirmation • Once a placement has been successfully booked, a confirmation letter along with a job card and consent form will be given you. • The consent form should be completed and signed by parent / carer and the student before being returned to the school.

18. Self Found Placement form • Forms can be collected from work placement coordinator or can be downloaded from the school website • St Andrew’s and St Bride’s should be written on the school section

19. Self Placement form Pupils fill in your own contact details

20. Self Placement form Start date, end dates and days attending should be discussed with the employer* and then completed. *Avoiding November – April

21. Self Placement form The employer then completes the remainder of the form, page 1 - 4

22. Self Placement form Completed forms should be signed on page 3 and 4 by the employer A copy of the Employee Liability Insurance Certificate is required if the employer is not part of South Lanarkshire Council

23. Self Placement form • Completed forms along with any insurance certificate should be returned to the school. • Please allow 4 weeks to process any self found placement form, as health and safety checks may need to be carried out.

24. Placement Confirmation • Once a placement has been successfully booked, a confirmation letter along with a job card and consent form will be given you. • The consent form should be completed and signed by parent / carer and the student then returned to the school.

25. Placement Confirmation • You cannot attend a work placement without the correct procedures being followed. • Only once you receive a confirmation of your work placement from the school are you able to attend.

26. NHS Lanarkshire NHS offer work placements for; • Medical – observational placements for S5/6 students only • Scientific and Technical • Management and administration - including finance • Information and E-Health – computing and ICT • Trades – including construction, engineering, transport

27. NHS opportunities

28. NHS Application information

29. To apply, pupils need to download and complete the NHS application form • Application forms can be obtained from Work It website. • Completed forms should then be sent to nextgen@nhs.net for consideration • A copy should also be given to schools work placement coordinator or pupil support teacher.

30. NHS Opportunities and Careers Further information can be found at www.nextgen.scot.nhs.uk

31. Inspiration and HelpResources  before placement Useful links to career planning and quizzes to help pupils generate ideas about work placements, careers and skills

32. Inspiration and Help Work It pupil guide can also be found here

33. Inspiration and Help • We will also be running Work placement drop in sessions during Wednesday lunch times – WORK IT WEDNESDAY! - for any pupils needing extra support in finding a work placement or completing the relevant paperwork. • This PowerPoint along with all other work placement details can be found on the school website.

34. FAQs • The placement requires Personal Protection Equipment? • Most placements have PPE available for students to use, however the school has a small supply of overalls and safety shoes that pupils can borrow if they are required. • Why is the insurance certificate required? • Under the Health & Safety (Training and Employment) regulations 1990, students participating in work experience are regarded as the placement provider’s employees for the purpose of health & safety, therefore a prerequisite for permitting work experience placements is that the placement provider has Employer Liability Insurance in place. • What to do if my child is ill or has an appointment? • If for any reason your child cannot attend because of illness or has an appointment during the work placement please inform the employer firstly and then the school office.