Course Overview
Award(s)
QQI Level 5 Minor Award in Work Experience 5N1356
Course Code:
CC040 |Thurs 19.00-21.30 | 8 Weeks
Fees:
€180
This course aims to provide a Learner with the personal knowledge, skills and capacity to participate in a suitable work placement under supervision for a limited time.
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Programme Description
- Examine work organisations and personal career opportunities in a particular vocational area, to include consideration of work-related issues and needs
- Analyse key challenges and opportunities facing a particular vocational area
- Summarise the basic rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in a particular work, organisational or institutional context, to include health, safety and welfare at work, equality legislation, union representation and regulations relating to pay
- Compile a personal and vocational skills audit and career plan for a specific vocational area, to include goals and action points for the period of work experience
- Present relevant work experience material, to include a CV or personal statement, letter of application, evidence of job-finding skills, skills checklist, statement of learning goals, contractual arrangements
- Participate effectively in work experience to include observation of good timekeeping, working independently while under general direction, meeting deadlines, personal presentation, communication, adherence to health, safety and other relevant regulations
- Demonstrate effective communication skills in the workplace, to include personal, interpersonal and technological communication skills
- Reflect on workplace experiences, to include feedback by supervisor(s) or mentor(s) on personal performance and challenges such as conflict, criticism, meeting new people and learning in relation to quality management
- Explore options for future education, training and employment in light of work experience
