About Work Experience
Long-term work experience is open to Grade 10, 11 or 12 students who have an interest in pursuing any career field. In Work Experience 12A & 12B, a student spends 100-240 hours training at one or more work sites. By doing this, skills are learned and questions answered before career decisions are made. Students either choose work according to their current interests or a focus area as listed previously. Students usually work during the evenings or weekends, but may also work during the regular school day depending on their program and school schedule.
Benefits of Work Experience are:
- 4-8 credits toward graduation
- resume and covering letter creation
- pre-employment job training
- making valuable industry contacts
- apprenticeship opportunities
- some paid work experience placements
- answering questions about oneself
- opportunity to explore an employment area of interest
- opportunity to gain credit toward grad for learning that happens outside the school
Completion of WEX 12A or WEX12B satisfies the “30-hour Work Experience” requirement of the Grad Transition package. These courses are a great opportunity for students to develop employability skills.
Ms. McNamee and Mrs. Ford are also more than happy to help you with your cover letter and resume so feel free to come by and ask one of us!