Syllabus Work Experience

Syllabus for Work Experience

FETAC Level 5 Component Certificate W20008

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Planning and preparation
- Identifying specific goals fpr work experience
- Undertaking a personal and vocational skills audit
- Equality issues
- Knowing the rights and responsibilities of both employee and employer
- Compiling a range of work material for work experience assignment
- Linking learning from other modules
- Working with new staff
- How different styles of leaders affect work morale
Unit 2: Experience
- Participating effectively in the workplace
- Practising skills which allow integration in the work team
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Practising good communication skills
- Health, safety and welfare issues which apply to a childcare work situation
- Recording areflective diary
- Knowing the necessity of punctuality
- How to deal with conflict/criticism
Unit 3: Review and evaluation
- Role of reflective practice in learning
- Evaluating learning experiences
- Reflecting on how work challenges are handled
- Reflecting on reports by supervisors
- Evaluating and exploring other training and career opportunities
- Reflecting on work effectiveness
- Reflecting on how to accept direction to improve work practices
- Evaluating own practices