Work Placements

[mikesnook1]

My 17 year old granddaughter, has been told by her school to find a work placement for 1 day a week as part of her animal welfare course,she is finding it hard to find one,surely it is the schools responsibility to find her a suitable placement,or am i wrong in thinking so?can somebody please advise me as to who is responsible,thank you.

[bodeker]

It was the school who got the placements for my kids when they where at school, but that was a while ago , has probably changed.

[fiction-factory]

As far as I remember my own children (with some guidance from us) had to find work placements themselves. I suppose it's good experience for later life- for finding a job etc. The school may give pointers and maybe able to suggest companies that have taken them previously

[Patsy33]

Have you tried local Vets, animal shelters, etc? If you have and know luck, then perhaps she could find a local do walker?

[Patsy33]

Sorry for typos! No luck, dog walkers..

[fiction-factory]

Local pet shops, stables, vets, kennels, zoo, farm...

[Togo]

The R.S.P.C.A. may be able to help. Local dog kennels, stables, local Zoo, Pet Shop? Lots of options if she thinks about it, the school will not get her a job.

[Togo]

Snap f.f.

[fiction-factory]

Is that your answer o "Card Game For 2 People " currently on latest Posts?

[Togo]

Lol ff, if I had posted that I would have been a laughing stock.

[jambutty]

I think asking at a local veterinary practice would be a good thing. A neighbour's son found a placement for himself at a local accountants last year.

[ummmm]

It's down to her.

[woofgang]

pet groomers? boarding kennels/cattery?

[jourdain2]

From memory - our school would canvass the usual employers (supermarkets etc.) and some parents with businesses would offer a placement, but anything out of the ordinary had to be found by the student. Good, job-hunting experience and will look well on the c.v. for further education.

[atalanta]

Surely an animal sanctuary would welcome her with open arms ? Would the RSPCA know of such a place near you ?

[Buenchico]

Schools and colleges simply don't have the time and resources to find placements. As an example, when I was teaching I had to find a two-week work experience placement for a single 15yo pupil (who had actually been the only pupil in the class to find his own placement but which had unfortunately fallen through). I had to make over 230 phone calls before I could find a suitable placement for him.

Similarly, a 17yo friend of mine was seeking a 2-day per week work placement in order to complete his plumbing course. He didn't know where to start but I drafted a letter for him, which we sent to 53 different companies, enclosing s.a.e's for replies (with me paying for the 106 first-class stamps).

Schools and colleges simply have neither the time nor the money for such tasks, so you need to start by finding the names and addresses of all potential employers and organisations and then drafting a suitable letter to send to each of them.

[bednobs]

ctually i would add to chris's good answer, you don't need to be doing it, she does. It's all part of life skills being lernt. t 17 she is an adult

[tamborine]

Businesses often refuse kids working due to insurance. Best she search herself ie stables, animal rescue, dog walking etc

[bednobs]

life skills such as finding the A key!