the career book
WORK EXPERIENCE
There are many benefits to undertaking work
experience. Work experience gives you opportunity to
experience the work environment of an occupation
that you have interest. You can then see the relevance
and make the connection between what you learn
at school and the work place. This increases your
motivation by showing how skills learned at school
are applied in real work situations. Work experience
opens up future employment and school-based
apprenticeships and traineeship possibilities and builds
your skills, knowledge and confidence in many areas.
Work experience also offers an opportunity to learn
different aspects of your desired future career.
3.35 Work Matters – three young people on work experience
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3.37 The right start: building safe work for young workers
3.36 Work experience – how to get a placement and
make the most of it while you are there
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3.38 Worksafe Victoria