my work experience Plus!

my-work-experience.com has worked with NCFE to develop the following suite of integrated materials that are approved by NCFE to deliver the NCFE Level 2 Award in Developing Skills for the Workplace.

Teacher support can be found in the my-work-experience.com Teacher Guide, and specific teacher guidance is provided on the website.

When you purchase data books you and your students receive 12 months free access to the my-work-experience.com website, and you may download Student Review, Visiting Teacher’s Report and Employer’s Report sheets, the my work experience Plus! Portfolio booklet and Daily Record sheets free of charge.

If you prefer, you may purchase printed copies of the my work experience Plus! booklet at £2 each.

Work Experience Certificates

If you are looking for a way of recognising and rewarding the hard work and achievement of your students on work experience without the need of a formal qualification my-work-experience can provide you with certificates to validate that a quality work experience programme has been delivered by your school.

Students may be awarded our certificates if they have successfully used my-work-experience data books and supporting website, and have completed and achieved the following requirements:

Preparing for the work experience

The student has

• understood the purpose of work experience
• set personal targets for their work placement
• understood their rights and responsibilities in the work place
• understood the importance of health and safety in the work place, including legal responsibilities for their own health and safety and the people they work with
• learnt what to do in the case of accident or fire

Taking part in the work experience

The student has

• taken an active part in a period of work experience within a business or organisation
• understood the purpose and structure of the business or organisation that they have work for
• learnt about roles of at least two people who work for the business or organisation

Evaluating the work experience

The student has

• attended their work placement regularly and arrived for work in good time
• gained a satisfactory report from their work based supervisor
• made a realistic self- assessment of what they have learnt from their work placement including any impact upon their future career plans
• written a letter of thanks to their employer

Price: £1 per certificate

Certificate Format

Certificates will be supplied with Word / Excel mail merge files (by email) with instructions to help schools print names of students and their work placements