Work Experience (Year 10)
Year 10 Work Experience reflection
During last last week of Term 2, our Year 10 students participated in the Work Experience Program. We were very proud of how our students conducted themselves during this week and were pleased to receive a number of positive endorsements from employers across our community. Congratulations to our Year 10 students!
Included below is a snapshot summary of some of our students work experiences.
Name:
Molly
What did you do for work experience?
I completed my work experience at Langwarrin Sports Medicine Centre, there I got to work with the physios and observe them with their patients.
Why did you select this for work experience?
I chose to go to a physio because I wanted to gain a further insight into this career and what a typical week entails. This helped me grow my understanding of a physio’s job and helped me decide if it is a career I would like to pursue in the future.
Highlights / what you learnt:
I found it so interesting seeing all the different types of patients that were treated. The patients’ conditions and injuries ranged from sporting injuries such as a knee issue, stroke patients trying to regain their mobility and elderly people trying to stay active and improve their strength. My main highlights were watching a couple of patients complete exercises in a hydrotherapy pool for recovery, joining in on a Pilates session and attempting to use some of the gym equipment. However, my favourite moment by far was seeing a patient get given a TENS machine. She was given this machine to reduce the pain of her condition known as ‘frozen shoulder’, where her arm was unable to move past her shoulder. It was intriguing learning how the machine worked and how it used electricity to stimulate nerves.
Overall, I truly enjoyed my week at Langwarrin Sports Medicine Centre and was extremely privileged to be there. I gain a range of knowledge and now I am considering working towards becoming a physio.
Name: Filip
What did you do for work experience?
For my work experience placement, I went over to the Frankston City Council in the Governance department which covers keeping policy’s up to date and keeping things going smoothly around the council.
Why did you select this for work experience?
I decided to do my work experience placement at the council because I want to do something that involves laws and policies and the governance section of the council really fit in with what I think could be by career pathway.
Highlights / what you learnt:
During my time at work experience I got to do a lot of interesting and new things, such as meeting the Frankston Mayor and Paul Edbrook MP as well as having an opportunity to attended and contribute in a fake council meeting. Throughout the week I visited all the different departments listening and learning about all the unique roles and what they do that make up the council. Work experience gave me insight on what my options are and whether they are in line with what I what to achieve after high school.
Name: Sol
What did you do for work experience? I went to the Eastern Innovation Hub
Why did you select this for work experience?
I went to the Eastern Innovation Hub as in the future I would like to run my own business.
Highlights: I worked with the CEO of Eastern Innovation, Ms Danielle Storey. She taught me the fundamentals of running a business and the most important parts of it. We did things like business and revenue models and I also learnt about sales and marketing.
Name: Jemma
What did you do for work experience: I went to Pearcedale Primary School and I worked in the art room with multiple year levels. I did spent most of my time in a classroom with the Grade 1 students.
Why did you select this for work experience?
I chose to go to Pearcedale Primary school as I have an interest in teaching. I wanted to experience working with students in the classroom, to see if it is something, I want to take further into the future.
Highlights: My main highlights were getting to teach the students and learning about them as individuals. I learnt to be confident speaking in front of the students and was able to understand what being a teacher would be like.