Work Experience Framework Modules

Ensure students consider what they want to achieve from their work experience encounters with employers.

Encourage students to research the host employer and find out key information. 

Suggested as part of the pre-experience preparation, students formulate their intended travel plan to their place of work.

Help students gain an understanding and overview of the company and its organisational structure.

Support students to develop an understanding of effective teamwork, and how it's key to workplace productivity. 

Help students understand workplace expectations and conduct and how school and college environments help to prepare them for the world of work.

Enables students to explore problem-solving strategies that are used in business, and gain experience and skills through applying strategies used by businesses during their workplace challenge.

Highlight key principles of project management and equip students with some introductory tools and templates to effectively engage and complete their workplace challenge.

A workplace challenge is a career preparation activity where students, work individually or in small groups (3-5 students per team) to solve a real-world problem or challenge issued or faced by an employer. 

This module breaks down the various aspects of applying for employment. Students use authentic job application material to understand the importance of matching their own skills and experiences to criteria being asked by the employer.

Designed to enable students to confidently and effectively present to an audience, considering the skills required such as planning, preparing and communicating, including the use of tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi etc.

Employer feedback and the opportunity to ask questions is a key component of ensuring a work placement or employer encounter is “meaningful”. It is recognised that this can be the most challenging aspect of work experience, especially if working in a virtual way. 

This extended module aims to support students to understand the impact of social media platforms when applying to college, university or employment.

Aims to support students to better understand what a union is, the different types of unions there are, what they do and how they can support staff in the workplace.