Personal, learning and thinking skills
Work experience
Throughout their Diploma, students will develop six personal, learning and thinking skills:
The Diploma gives students the opportunity to do at least 10 days’ work experience. They could, for example:
• team working • creative thinking • independent enquiry • self-management • effective participation • reflective learning. These skills are not separately assessed, but are integrated into the assessment criteria for the principal learning and the extended project. They are vital skills in both life and work, and are embedded in the secondary curriculum.
• work at a large local firm seeing how it operates and how the different departments interact • work with an internet business, getting to grips with customer service. Work experience is a great way for students to apply the knowledge and skills learnt on the course, and to further develop their personal, learning and thinking skills. It is one of the best ways to get insider experience, and may also help students develop project ideas for their course. Work experience does not, however, have to be within a specific sector, as business, administrative and financerelated skills are used in many different organisations. In fact, students who take on work experience in a different industry will become more aware of other career paths and develop a broader understanding of how their skills can be applied elsewhere. 07
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