1. Making your Work Experience choices
8th – 12th July 2019
David Hoskins
Employment and Skills Coordinator

2. Student Login Page
Students will be given a Pin number giving them access to Link2+ once the system has gone ‘live’ for their learning provider.

3. Enter your name and PIN and Login.
On the next screen, click on SEARCH

4. Employer Search
Employers are searchable under 23 different sectors by:
•job role, using the icons
•employer sector using dropdown list just above
•geographically under each search you will see a list of employers offering placements

8. Traveline
Traveline Journey planner is active at the bottom of each job description and from the ‘My Placement Details’ page to route to the ‘Traveline’ website.

10. Submit Choices
Once employer choices have been submitted there will be a wait while the placements are allocated and finalised.
Ms Andrews will inform the students when they can view their allocated placement on Link 2+.
Most employers will expect the student to contact them for a meeting/interview prior to them starting their work experience placement. Employers may withdraw their offer of a placement if they have not had contact with the student prior to the start date.
On the rare occasion, placements do ‘fall through’ and an employer is unable to take a student. If this happens the student should take this back to Ms Andrews who will liaise with YC Hertfordshire to source an alternative placement.

11. Finding an Own Placement
You may want to approach an employer themselves. If your have contacts within family or friends who feel that they could offer a work experience placement they will need to complete an ‘Own Placement’ form which needs to be returned to the school for processing. It is still not too late to get these forms back – we need them back quickly in order to get them H&S checked.

12. What makes a good Own Placement?
Researching employers and sectors of interest and approaching businesses for an ‘Own Placement’ is a great way of securing a work experience opportunity that’s exactly what a student wants.
Employers need to comply with certain criteria in order to be ‘passed’ as suitable for work experience.
YC Hertfordshire contacts and checks employers during health and safety visits .
Some sectors are not possible to undertake work experience in. These include journalism, site construction, working at height and bar work.

13. Own Placement Form
Completed forms need to be returned back to school ASAP.

14. Pre-Placement
Contacting the employer and booking their interview appointment is YOUR responsibility.
Please note that if you have not met with the employer, they may not honour the placement. (Use the student checklist to record the information.)

15. Prior to your WEX
Make sure you know where you are going, maybe do a ‘dummy run’ before your start date
Check the times of your transport or speak to your parent/carer to ensure they can get you there on time

16. The WEX week
The employer should conduct an ‘induction’ to both the business and premises
Make sure you have a copy of your job description with you as it gives the employers company name, supervisor's name and telephone number. It may be needed if you are delayed or unable to attend your placement at any time during the week.
If you have a query regarding the employer, during the work experience week, please contact the school in the first instance who will liaise with YC Hertfordshire

17. And Finally…
Enjoy your week – the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it. Remember, you are representing the school, so do the school and yourself proud.

18. Any questions?
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