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Work Experience

The purpose of Work Experience (WEX) is to provide guidance for students in the transition from school to working life in the community and to enable students to test tentative career choices against the realities of the workplace.

A WEX placement is a student’s short-term, unpaid participation in the work place as a learner and an observer. This forms part of a student’s broad career development and is not required to be linked to a specific course of study. Students gain insight into many aspects of the world of work but they do not displace employees.

Work Experience Guidelines pdf document (970kb)
Guidelines and Requirements for Schools, Host Organisations and Unions.

ACT Work Experience Programs

Application for Interstate Work Placement in NSW word document (117kb)
Butchers and Trade Union Letters word document (39kb)
Central Host Request Form word document (479kb)
Induction Checklist for Building and Construction word document (44kb)
New Host Details word document (471kb)
Outside Standard Hours Form word document (471kb)
School Placement Request Form Outside Union Dates word document (478kb)
Student Placement Suitability Check Form word document (170kb)
Work Experience Information for Hosts word document (481kb)
Work Experience Information for Parents word document (478kb)
Work Experience Information for Students word document (478kb)
Work Placement Union Notification Dates for 2011 word document (55kb)
Work Related Outcomes - Host word document (517kb)
Work Related Outcomes - Students word document (239kb)

Brick n Block' Step Out Program

Currently there is a severe shortage of qualified bricklayers in the Building Industry. There are also a decreasing number of students entering the industry as apprentices. This will result in future skills shortages.

The Step Out Programme allows students the opportunity to experience hands-on training within their school environment, by constructing a permanent project on the school grounds or for the local community.

Projects at School

Expressions of interest for projects at school

Brick n Block at a Registered Training Organisation

Expressions of Interest Form ABBTF

Expressions of Interest Form Brick and Block Laying

Young Worker’s Guide

You can access the “Young People at Work in the ACT, What you need to Know" guide at http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/ocyfs/young_workers#youngworkersguide

This guide is designed to help inform children and young people about their rights at work, the responsibilities of employers and who to contact for help or more information. Children and Young people have the right to be safe at work. If a child or young person is unsure about something they should raise their concerns with parents or carers or another adult they feel comfortable talking with.