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Greenfield Community School
How we run successful
‘Work Placements’
Mike Worth – IBCC Coordinator
Tim Jervis – Business Studies Teacher & University Counselor
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IBCC International Baccalaureate Career-Related Certificate
The IBCC programme is a 2 year career-related programme for students aged16-19
Offered by the IB (International Baccalaureate)
Aimed at students who are focused on career-related skills and a specific career path
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for young people entering employment
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Academic learning on it’s own is not sufficient, it must be supported by applied knowledge
Students benefit from being involved in the ‘real world’...
Why work placement?
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Gives students valuable experience they could not get at school
It helps to establish and confirm chosen pathways
Helps to develop confidence
Why work placement?
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Students begin with a self analysis of skills and attributes
Diagnostic testing is carried out to determine possible careers based on identified skills & attributes
Students research possible careers based on results
The Learning Dimension
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What skills do you think you need to do these jobs?
Teacher Architect
Research Scientist Chef
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What skills do you think you need to do these jobs?
Travel agentFashion designer
Own your own Pizza RestaurantNurse
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What Qualifications do you think you need to do these jobs?
Teacher Architect
Research Scientist Chef
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Travel agentFashion designer
Own your own Pizza RestaurantNurse
What Qualifications do you think you need to do these jobs?
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The benefits of work placement
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The benefits of work placement
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The benefits of work placement
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The benefits of work placement
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The benefits of work placement
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Learning skills on work placement
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Putting skills into action – Community & Service
Dubai Marathon 2014
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Relating Work Placements to Business Class
Engage and stimulate interest in the subject
Long-term memorisation of theory
All placements can relate to some areas of a syllabus: entrepreneurship, business communication, organisational structure
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Relating Placements to Business Class
Some placements lend themselves to specific topics:
A factory: operations management
quality control, lean production, efficiency
A shop: the marketing mix, pricing strategy, target market, market research
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Teach content after or before the placement:
Pre class placement: introduce a forthcoming topic. i.e. business communication
Post class placement: teach content then the work placement confirms learnt content. i.e. organisational structure
Pre or Post Class Placement
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Benefits for University/Job Applications
Provides ‘work experience’ example
Provides content for personal statement
Helps in differentiation of applicants
Provides ideas for course selection
Provides ideas for interview
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ProgressionEmploymentTertiary CollegeUniversity
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Student Portfolio
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So you need to develop ‘transferable skills’
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Greenfield Community School
How we run successful
‘Work Placements’
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