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Work placement & work related activity

Our fantastic links with employers across the region means that 100% of our students have access to amazing work placements!

You won’t just spend your time in the classroom at Warrington & Vale Royal College; you’ll be out in the real world, working alongside employers and gaining valuable experience. We are passionate about making sure our students are ready for work when they leave us, which is why work placements and work related activity are an important part of your time here.

Benefits of work placement include:

  • Great for your CV
  • It will help you to understand what will be expected of you when you start work; getting there on time, meeting deadlines and working in a team
  • It will enhance your knowledge and help you with your course
  • It will give you a further insight into the job and industry you dream of working in
  • It’s a great foot in the door and will mean you’re already on the company’s radar when job opportunities come up – many of our students go on to secure work with the companies they have previously carried out placements with.

Our experienced Work Placement Team is on hand to help you when it comes to organising placements, but we also encourage students to find their own.

 

Feedback from students

We get lots of great feedback about work placement from our students:

88% enjoyed their experience whilst on work placement.

79% of students found the tasks they were given whilst on placement either very good or excellent

67% felt that their confidence improved

68% felt that their communication skills improved

62% felt their placement helped them beneficial to their career progression

82% felt that their placement was either excellent or very good.

 

Feedback from employers

Feedback from employers is great. Below are some of the scores our employers have given our students who completed work experience with them.

Excellent Good
Time 85 6.2
Appearance 86.4 5.3
Attitude 82.5 8.1
Conduct 83.7 7.1
Initiative 77.7 12.3
Motivation 78.8 10.2
Communication 79.2 10.3
Teamwork 80.1 9.7
Interpersonal 79.1 10.1

 

Volunteering

We actively encourage our learners to take part in volunteering to enhance their work related activity, confidence and their CV.  Working closely with Warrington Voluntary Action there are lots of great volunteering options available to our students, click here for more information.

 

Here’s what some of our students are saying about work placements…

“It educated me on how to deal with people who suffer from dementia and also what precautions to look out for and how to stay calm when challenged. I also enjoyed spending time with the service users and hearing about their stories”.
Health & Social Care student.

 

“I enjoyed everything about our work experience. It made me realise how hard it was for the PCSOs because some of them found it really hard. I liked listening to the feedback and learning more about social orders and that anti-social behaviour isn’t an offence”.
Public Services student.

“I enjoyed working with different people, improving my confidence and communication skills. I enjoyed planning sessions and my own football festival”.
Sport student.

 

 

“I think I learned a lot from my work placement because it taught me the importance of being reliable and turning up on time and I also think this helped me develop my characterisation and I feel I’m now able to portray a wider range of characters”.
Art student.

Work placement & work related activity is great because:

  • It helps you to get to grips with working, meeting deadlines and working in a team
  • Your placement will enhance your knowledge and help with your course
  • It will give you further insights into the job and industry you dream of working in
  • It’s a great foot in the door and will mean you’re already on the company’s radar when job opportunities come up – many of our students go on to secure work with the companies they have previously carried out placements with.

Our experienced Work Placement Team is on hand to help you when it comes to organising placements, but we also encourage students to find their own.

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