Unit 13 Work Experience Learning Aim A3 (Part 1) (Eimear)
Unit 13 Work Experience
Learning Aim A3 (Part 1)
- Opportunities
- Personal SWOT
- Gaining Information
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Travel and TourismFurther Education (Key Stage 5)
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Unit 13 Work Experience
Learning Aim A3 (Part 1)
- Opportunities
- Personal SWOT
- Gaining Information
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Opportunities
Now that you have chosen a potential work placement you should prepare for your experience
One of your first thoughts should be
'what opportunities will this placement present to me?'
Opportunities can relate to, for example
your career, your education and you as a person
Slide 2 - Slide
What opportunities can you gain from a work placement?
Slide 3 - Mind map
Opportunities
What opportunities will your work placement present to you?
Write down three opportunities under each title (below) that you may gain from your placement
- Career
- Education
- Person
Note: Think about the organisation, your personality, your course
and our class discussion (mind map) to help.
SAVE your work as it will be used for Unit 13 Assignment 1
Slide 4 - Slide
SWOT Analysis
Before entering the work place you need to think about your own -
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Complete the SWOT Analysis Worksheet (emailed to you) and swap it with your peer who will assess it and give you constructive feedback!
SAVE your work as it will be used for Unit 13 Assignment 1
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Gaining Information
Whether you are preparing for a work placement or a new job you should gain information about the organisation in advance of, for example an interview, an induction or your first day
What sources of information did you use while researching potential work placement experiences in Learning Aim A1?
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Gaining Information
Give one example of a source of information that you used?
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Gaining Information
You must provide three examples of sources that you used to gain information about your work placement organisation.
You must support these examples with evidence
See table overleaf for examples of suitable evidence that you can provide
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Gaining Information
Source
Evidence
Website
Link and date accessed
Company leaflet
Hard copy included in an appendices
Current staff member
Full name, title and email address or telephone number
Ask me if you are unsure about how to evidence
any sources that are not listed above
SAVE your work as it will be used for Unit 13 Assignment 1
