Maximising the Potential of Work Experience
Maximising the Potential of Work Experience

Maximising the Potential of Work Experience
Learn to plan, organise and successfully execute work experience programmes
This is a practical, hands-on, participative course which focuses on maximising the value of a work experience programme for both the teachers who organise it and their students. This course will increase the participants’ knowledge of preparing their students for work experience helping them to consider their strengths to best present themselves by CV and interview to potential host companies.
This course is of significant benefit to those who plan, organise and execute work experience programmes for their students, and who wish to share ideas on best practice in the field with colleagues from across Europe. You can improve the overall approach to raising awareness of the value of Work Experience programmes in their schools and, as a result, the learner outcomes for their students.
Price from
560 €
Duration
One & Two weeks
Location
Dublin
English Level
Upper Intermediate
OID
Dublin - E10161024
More details
- Options
- Breakdown
- Objectives & Outcomes
- Sample Timetable
Options
Option 1
Maximising the Potential of Work Experience Programmes tuition only
Duration | One week |
Dublin Course Code | TED 10.1 |
Training lessons/hours | 25/18.75 |
2023 Start dates | 17 April, 21 August, 2 October, 23 October, 13 November |
Price | 560 € |
Available for closed groups year-round.
Option 2
Language then Maximising the Potential of Work Experience Programmes
Choose one week of English tuition only (21 hours), followed by one week of Maximising the Potential of Work Experience Programmes (18.75 hours).
Duration | Two weeks |
Dublin Course Code | TED 11.2 |
Training lessons/hours | 53/39.75 |
Start Dates |
10 April, 14 August, 25 September, 16 October, 6 November |
Price | 920 € |
Available for closed groups year-round.
Breakdown
Topics
Maximising the Potential of Work Experience Programmes
- Creating a Digital Portfolio to record material covered and facilitate dissemination of skills acquired
- Company requirements
- CV Essentials/Preparation
- Preparing students for interviews
- Attitudes to work
- Google products
- Google classroom
- Visit to Company; preparation and review of visit
Intensive English
- Speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar activities. Class work includes individual, pair and group work, discussions, debates, project work, presentations, written tasks and listening exercises.
- Each week a project topic is introduced to the class and students present their project work to the class at the end of the week
- Areas for improvement are addressed through revision sessions and progress tests
Competences
- Linguistic: Grammatical, lexical and phonological
- Strategic: Interaction, compensation and repair
- Pragmatic: Functional language and discourse management
Fluency Development
Asking for and giving information and opinions, expressing a point of view, persuading, agreeing and disagreeing
Objectives & Outcomes
Learning objectives
- To familiarise participants with key concepts and issues relating to Work Experience programmes
- To increase participants’ skill and confidence in developing and planning work experience programmes and in integrating the knowledge acquired by their students into their future careers.
- Increase participants’ awareness of the requirements of host companies
- To establish contacts between Work Experience organisers from a variety of European backgrounds and facilitate future networking among these professionals
Course outcomes
- Increased confidence in helping students to benefit optimally from work experience programmes
- Increased awareness of and competence in the judicious use of technology in developing and monitoring a work experience project
- Increased competence in developing strategies to optimise programme preparation, manage expectations and plan to integrate the skills acquired by students into their future career plans
- Increased skills in the areas of preparing students to consider their strengths and present themselves by CV and interview to potential host companies
- Increased awareness of what companies ideally look for in a work experience student as well as increased knowledge of the work environment in Ireland
- Creation of a digital portfolio to record work done and facilitate dissemination of knowledge and skills acquired on the course
- Enhancement of personal English Language skills
- Sharing of experience and knowledge with professionals from a range of European countries
- Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development
- Greater awareness of Irish history and culture
Sample Timetable
Timetables will vary depending on the course option. Below is a sample timetable of the two-week Language then Maximising the Potential of Work Experience Programmes
Week 1
Weekend
Informal learning; Self-guided research and cultural visits with guidelines from Twin English Centre, Dublin.
Week 2
Price from
560 €
Duration
One & Two weeks
Locations
Dublin
English Level
Upper Intermediate
OID
Dublin - E10161024