Transcript Finding a work experience placement

FINDING A WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT
How to use the Veryan Webview database
WHAT IS VERYAN WEBVIEW?
• Veryan Webview is a database of employers who have had a Health & Safety check
carried out by the Devon Education Business Partnership (DEBP)
• The DEBP have given permission for you to look at their database and use it as a
resource in helping you find a local employer to take you for your work experience
placement
• It is not a list of guaranteed placements, but does give valuable contact information
of employers who have accepted a work experience placement in the past and who
may consider doing so again
Go to:
HTTP://DEVON.LEARNABOUTWORK.ORG/
Click on [STUDENT]
Enter USER NAME [LUKE STUDENT]
and PIN NUMBER [2015]
Click on [SEARCH] on the top menu bar
Tick a job type you are interested in
and a town/area to search
Click on one of the
[VIEW] buttons
This allows you to
see more
information about
each placement
A job description screen
is then displayed giving
all the contact
information you should
need (address,
telephone number etc.)
Please be aware that as this is a database of previous placements , it may be a number of years since the
employer had a student on placement, and the contact name stated may occasionally be out of date
Using the [PRINTABLE
VERSION] button
displays the information
in a printer-friendly
format
Once you have chosen two or three possible
employers, use the contact information to enquire
whether you can spend your work experience
placement with them
You can do this either by letter
or by telephone call
In the past, students have found it useful to first
telephone an employer to ask whether they can
spend their work experience placement with them
Always follow up successful telephone
calls with a letter enclosing the necessary
paperwork
EVERY YEAR a number of students believe they
have a secure placement because “my dad knows
the boss” or “my mate’s sorted it for me” only to find
out nearer the time that another student has taken
‘their’ place because they didn’t tie up loose ends
and get the paperwork completed
Don’t let that happen to you this year!
REMEMBER
Until the paperwork is completed by the employer and
returned to school, the placement is NOT finalised
It can be very easy for an employer to forget about a work experience
enquiry they had over the telephone months ago!
So…
… to recap …
Steps to take to find a work experience placement:
• Use the Veryan Webview database to help find a local employer
• Telephone the employer to enquire whether they would accept a
work experience application for the dates 20th – 24th April 2015
• Follow this call up with a letter of application enclosing the
paperwork
• Let Mrs Brant or your tutor know which employers you have
applied to
• Only once paperwork is completed and returned to school is a
placement secure. Until then, any other student can still apply to
that employer
.
Therefore, once you have a placement in mind, act fast!
Don’t forget that Mrs Brant is available in the
Careers Library on Mon, Tue and Wed morning if
you have any questions or need additional
copies of paperwork
This PowerPoint is available on the school website