*WORK EXPERIENCE ASSIGNMENT

Year 10 Careers
Work Experience Assignment

Your Name:

Business name of Work Experience Employer:


Business Address:

Occupation Type eg Electrician, Law Firm, Retail etc

Type of Business (eg Sole Trader etc):

What did you expect you would do at work?


What skills/knowledge did you expect to acquire?




What things were you looking forward to for your Work Experience





What concerns or apprehensions did you have?





Why did you seek out this field of work for your Work Experience?



Prior to your Work Experience was this the career you thought you would like to follow?


If so, explain what attracted you to this type of work?



If not then what career did you think you may pursue?


Have you completed the OHS online General module?

Have you completed an online OHS Industry specific module?

If yes, which one?



Working conditions:
Hours you worked

Hours other workers worked

Breaks (eg lunch etc): when and how long

Working location

What did you do during these breaks


Did you have access to an eating area/facilities? Explain



How did you get to work?

How long did it take?

How did you get home?

How long did it take?

If you used Public Transport, how much did it cost?

Were you paid?

If so, how were you paid?

When were you paid?

If there were other workers, when were they paid and how?

If you worked for this business full time, what award, workplace agreement etc would you be under?

Were any other workers working with you? What is the approximate number?

Who did you report to / who was your boss?

Was this person the owner?

If not what was his/her role or title?


What information/explanations did you receive and what did you do in the first few hours of work on your first day?



Were you aware of any Union presence? If yes, do you know which union?



Were you given any OHS information? When? How? Who provided this information?





Provide details of any special OHS matters mentioned.



Did you see any OHS/Worksafe posters/information displayed at work? Elaborate.



Were you aware of an elected OHS officer? Who was this person?



Did you have any safety concerns or fears at work? Explain.




Explain aspects of the two weeks Work Placement you enjoyed.










What part of the work experience was the most enjoyable?


What things did you enjoy least of dislike about Work Experience?






Overall did you enjoy the Work Experience? Briefly explain.







Would you enjoy working for this employer again? Explain.





The type of work you did, was this what you expected? Explain.
If different explain how it was different.





What skills were needed for your Work Experience?






What new skills did you gain while on Work Experience?






Will these new skills be of benefit in seeking employment in the future? Explain.






Did you receive any on the job training to complete your assigned tasks?


What training did you receive?




What was the form of training and how long was it?





Teamwork
40.1 As you worked with other people, give examples of how teamwork was important?




40.2 Approximately what % of time did you work by yourself?

40.3 Approximately what % of time did you work with others (ie as a team)?

During your Work Experience, did you receive any appraisal/feedback (either positive or negative) from your boss/superiors/fellow workers?
Give examples (eg extra pay, finish up early, bought lunch, positive comments like “well done” etc etc








If you were not given any feedback, can you think of any reasons why?





Did you work with any chemicals (eg acids, thinners, paints etc)?
If yes what chemicals?


What are MDSs?
Were you advised of the location of MDSs?
If so where?

Where and how were any chemicals stored?


Used chemicals have to be disposed of properly, according to set standards. Explain how this business disposed of used chemicals.



What career are you now wishing to do? Explain why?











What is your expected pathway i.e. what do you think you will be doing next year and in 2007?








Refer back to your information on Enterprise Skills.
Explain 6 of these and how they were used or necessary at your recent workplace. (This could be by you or other workers).

*CAREER VOYAGE ASSIGNMENT

YEAR 10 CAREERS
CAREER VOYAGE ASSIGNMENT
Study the results of your career voyage and answer the following questions.
1. Results and you
1.1 In what ways are the results an accurate reflection of you?
1.2 In what ways do you feel the results are not an accurate reflection of you?
(Minimum 20 words for each question)
Career voyage results and Job guide
2.1 What is the relationship between the Career Voyage results and the 5 jobs you
selected in the Job Guide? Are they the same or different?
2.2 Can you think of reasons why they are different or why they may be the
Same?
(Minimum 20 words for each question)

3. Job details
Choose three of the jobs that are listed among your top five and research the
following information for each. You must use a range of resources and include a bibliography. Present your information in a report format.
3.1 Give a detailed outline of what this job entails i.e. what type of work is done?
3.2 In what industry does this job come under?
3.3 What education and training are necessary for this job?
3.4 What universities/TAFES etc offer courses for this job?
3.5 What skills and characteristics are needed for this job?
3.6 Explain why these characteristics are a necessity for this job?
3.7 Which of these skills/characteristics do you believe you possess?
3.8 Investigate/report on the Occupational Health and Safety aspects of this job.
3.9 Research and report on the use of technology for this job.
3.10 Research the short term and longer-term employment prospects for this job in
Australia. Report on these prospects.
3.11 Report on normal commencing wage/salary rates.
3.12 What prospects are there for promotion/advancement and possible income
increases?
3.13 Will your qualification be recognised overseas?

4. Evaluation
After investigating each job, discuss the aspects you find appealing about each one.
Discuss what you don’t find appealing about each job?
(Minimum 20 words for each question for each job)

This is one of your Outcomes in this Careers unit.