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Work Experience Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 2 nd May 2014 (unless on Poland Trip). How to achieve a successful Work Experience Be PUNCTUAL Be POLITE and RESPECTFUL WATCH and LISTEN USE your INITIATIVE ASK QUESTIONS Make a contribution to the workload
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Work Experience Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 2nd May 2014 (unless on Poland Trip)
How to achieve a successful Work Experience • Be PUNCTUAL • Be POLITE and RESPECTFUL • WATCH and LISTEN • USE your INITIATIVE • ASK QUESTIONS • Make a contribution to the workload • Phone YOUR EMPLOYER AND THE SCHOOL if you are ill
How to achieve a successful Work Experience • Wear suitable clothing and footwear • (as specified in your job description) • Expect to be given the “Junior” tasks of work • Expect no financial reward • ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE • MAKE THE MOST OF THIS OPPORTUNITY • Complete your Work Experience Record Book
Answers: • If you miss the bus.......................Phone your employer to warn them that you will be late • If you are ill ................................. Phone your employer AND the school • If you don’t understand.................Ask your supervisor to explain again • If you have been given the same boring task to do every day................ • Sorry but this is Work Experience! • Show some interest and initiative and you may be rewarded with more interesting tasks • 5. If something is too heavy for you............. • Report this to your supervisor and ask for help • 6. If you become unwell/have an accident at work................... • Report this to your supervisor
..........and FINALLY • be aware of the Health & Safety guidelines at your • placement. You are responsible for your own safety. • don’t forget to complete your Work Experience Logbook. • PLEASE DON’T phone the school or BEP Group asking to change your placement as you are “not happy” or “bored”. • It is only 2 weeks – SO PLEASE STICK WITH IT. • DO PHONE the school if you have a SERIOUS safety • concern.
REMEMBER....... You are representing the school whilst out on Work Experience and your employer WILL be asked to write a report on your performance so MAKE US PROUD