WORK EXPERIENCE

A Fantastic Week

For work experience, I applied for and was accepted into a pet shop called Best Friends, in Northland. Work experience gave me the opportunity to develop a variety of skills such as communication, teamwork and punctuality.  However, this experience was even more valuable as it allowed me to work in a field that I am very passionate about; animal welfare.

Each day I worked with different animals including kittens and cats, bunnies, guinea pigs, fish and many beautiful breeds of birds. Each animal required a different approach, meaning I had to extend my capabilities to cater for each animal’s individual needs. Aside from this, I also learned important functional skills such as the maintenance of animal enclosures such as fish tanks. I also gained insight as to how marketing worked when I was asked to display stock prices.

Overall, work experience was a very beneficial program, which enabled me to further develop numerous key skills that will be important throughout my life.

Jemima Swan

Over the week of work experience (June 26-30) I had the pleasure of working in the office of Marshall White Hawthorn. In that week I did a variety of tasks which I thoroughly enjoyed and feel as if the tasks gave me the experience that will open the doors to my future in Real Estate.

Maximos Neveskiotis

For my work experience I worked at Andale Special School. I had a great four days of working there and meeting some new friends. I still regularly talk to them when I walk past them after school and I’m very happy I went there.

Jude Meek

My experience at work experience was incredible. It was the most fun I have had. I did work experience at Stage School Australia costume department warehouse. It was a very busy week but there was never a moment I did not have fun. The people I worked with were lovely.

Some tasks I did that week included going to the theatre to set up costumes and do costume changes. I also organised costumes in colour and size order and washed costumes that had been used for a show. I also chose costumes for people who were hiring them and got them ready for pick up. While I was doing work experience, I also got to look at how the costumes are designed and made. It was such a fantastic week and I loved every bit of it. It was a great experience and I learnt many new valuable skills. 

Gemma Penglase