Thursday, 24 November 2011

Work skills program

These things are available for the grade tens to do in December instead of being at school.
     

      ·         First aid – school based and gives you work place level one
·         Save a mate
·         Safe food handling
·         Bronze medallion
·         Barista
·         Responsible service of alcohol
Paid work – people have been able to increase their hours to gain more experience in the work place if they already had employment. Some people are working at Woolworths,  Target, Kmart, building firms etc.
Work experience – a real range of jobs have become available to come and try. These include such things as hairdressing, nail technicians, mechanics, cabinet maker, child care workers, dietician etc
Class assistant – at one of the local primary schools or Clarence High. 
“Work skills gives us opportunities that we wouldn’t have otherwise.” -Year 10
Lucy & Mikayla

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