Work experience, when you spend a short time with an employer, is exciting and valuable. It is an opportunity to learn things in a different way.
- It gives you the chance to find out what work is really like.
- It will help you become more aware of the links between the skills and knowledge that you are gaining in school and life in the work place.
- It gives you the chance to find out about particular jobs, and about work in general.
- It can help you to think about your ambitions in a more realistic and informed way. And it will let you consider a wider range of options.
Your Connexions West of England Work Experience Certificate Log Book/Log Book Plus will help you to understand how your school work and skills will be useful and how you can use your interests to find a great placement.
Use the Plan-it quizzes (within MyPlan4Life) to start thinking about the things you’d like to achieve. You’ll need a password for Plan-it. If you don’t have one from school, ask at your Connexions Centre.
Weblinks
External link: MyPlan4Life – a range of websites to help you decide what you want to do and how to get there.
External link: Jobs4u database – search for career ideas. The results will get you thinking.
