Work Experience Toolkit Overview
Within the toolkit you will find guidance information, forms and documents designed to help all parties ensure that the student enjoys a rewarding experience, allowing them to achieve the maximum learning benefit as well as gaining an insight into the retail motor industry as a career option. Whether you’re an organiser of work experience, an employer in the sector or a student considering a work experience placement in the retail motor industry, these toolkits contain all you need to ensure a well-planned, meaningful period of work experience or a successful job application.
These guides include:
- The benefits of work experience
- Information for work experience organisers
- Information for students
- Information for employers
- Useful templates
- Frequently asked questions
- Information on The Retail Motor sector
- Elements of a Good Work Experience Placement
- Organising a Good Work Experience Placement
- Organising Work Experience Placements Checklist
- Health & Safety Information
- Contact Sheet
- Record of Assessment
Downloads:
work-experience-guides-students-edition-2020
work-experience-guides-organisers-edition-2020
work-experience-guides-employers-edition-2020
‘Virtual’ Work Experience Guides
Also referred to as online, remote or e-experience, virtual work experience gives students and graduates the opportunity to complete from home, in most cases using nothing but a laptop. Online work experience is open to all and for the majority of opportunities all you need to get involved is access to a computer and a stable internet connection.
Virtual internships share many similarities with traditional, in-person internships but their online nature allows participants to work with organisations across the country, even the globe. They’re particularly relevant in these unprecedented times, as they enable students and graduates to gain invaluable work experience and boost their CV in spite of coronavirus restrictions.
Employers are aware that the coronavirus pandemic is robbing students and graduates of the chance to gain face-to-face, real-world work experience and they’re working hard to ensure that their virtual opportunities are meaningful and useful for those who take part.
As part of our free resources we have developed a virtual work experience guide for organisers, employers and students this can be found here.
On the whole online work experience involves:
- regular online meetings with your supervisor or mentor
- Individual project work where you’ll focus on one larger project instead of helping with lots of small jobs (as you probably would if you were in an office environment)
- video tutorials and virtual tours
- virtual networking sessions and online chats with various members of the organisation to give you an insight into what different colleagues do
- training opportunities generally provided via an e-learning platform
- online socialising events such as team drinks, coffee breaks and quizzes.
We would recommend a 2 week VEX placement. This will provide the student with a good insight into the business and the different roles available.
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Please could you forward me any details that would be suitable for SEND pupils. Many thanks, Jo.
Thanks so much for these guides, these are so useful.