Blue Work Silhouette - Henry Cort Community College

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Purpose of work experience
• It is a compulsory part of our curriculum
• Any work-experience is valuable, and will help
your career choices in the future.
• It will help you to understand the world of work
• It should help motivation towards study
• It will develop confidence
• Improve communication skills
• You will be required to work as part of a team
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Online placement
vs
Offline placement
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Student induction
Wb 19th October 2015
Tutor informed about
online/offline choices made and
parental consent form returned
Wb 7th December 2015
Out of area placement-latest
deadline
Friday 12th February 2016
Offline placement-latest
deadline
Monday 21st March 2016
Work experience
4th July- 15th July 2016
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Issues to bear in mind
• Read description of jobs eg. Hairdressers,
shops, evening work, Saturday work, Physical
effort required
• Travel arrangements / costs
• Starting times / finishing times / lunch breaks
• Uniform / footwear
• Communicating /Talking to people
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• Hampshire wide system / outside area
incurs a charge (£40 for Risk Assessment)
• £35 Cancellation charge once a placement
is accepted
• Check status regularly
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Online placements
• IF YOU CANNOT ARRANGE AN OWN
PLACEMENT
• You will have to use one of the online
placements / opportunities
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Logging on for the first time
• http://portsmouth.workexperience.co.uk/login
• Or google :
• portsmouth work experience
• Log on as soon as you can.
• Be sure to change your password
to something memorable
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Searching for placements
• Click on the “Search for Placements”
• If you have a particular company in mind, then
type either the name in the “employer” field
You can enter a postcode or the first line of the
address.
• You can try searching on “job title” using
keywords i.e. admin or clerical for office work,
engineer for all types of engineering.
• You can tick “Types of Tasks” the more you
select the more results you receive.
• Remember to enter postcode, distance and
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Job Descriptions
• The system should now be showing
you a list of available placements.
• If you decide you want to have a look
at the a particular job on the list then
either hover your mouse over the title
or click on it to reveal the job
description.
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• It is also very important that you read very
carefully the student information section.
This informs you as to whether you need
safety boots or whether you need to dress
smartly etc.
• Working hours / days / lunch-time etc.
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Where is it ? Travelling there
• If you are still interested in this placement but are unsure
as to where it is, either click on the postcode and it will
show you on Google maps or click on Journey Planner
or “get directions via transport direct”.
• Simply enter your home postcode/address and the date
and time you will be travelling and click “next”. This will
show you a step by step plan of your journey, how far
you need to walk and where to, which bus to get, where
to get off. You can look on a map at any point to see
where you are on your virtual journey.
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Wish lists (Applications)
• You then need to select as many “wishes”
as available (usually 4). When you have
searched for a company and read the job
description, if you are interested in this job,
apply now at the bottom of the screen and
choose the dates of your work experience,
make sure you select the correct dates
and then click “Apply Now” again
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In summary
• Log on as soon as you can
• Change password
• Select 4 jobs that interest you and that you
can get to
• Press apply now
• And keep checking your account
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Preparation for
next half term
• Have you had an interview yet• if not-why not ?
• Private placement or online placement
You must now make contact and
organise a visit if they require it.
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Reasons why you need an
interview
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It shows initiative on your part
Also
WHO- your contact is
WHERE + HOW- getting there
WHEN- starting times
WHAT- dress, lunch, money
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Online placements only
For your interview you will
need a
CONSENT LETTER
(Your tutor can print this off)
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