SHE3FRW Future Ready for Work Dr Colleen Holt and Steve Merry 21 August 2018

SHE3FRW Information Session What we will cover in this session What is SHE3FRW? Subject requirements Placement requirements How to apply for SHE3FRW Previous students’ experiences Questions! SHE3FRW Information Session

What is SHE3FRW? Third year elective subject 15 credit points Work Integrated Learning (WIL) subject = Combination of placement + learning activities on LMS Offered in Semester 2 and Summer 1 (Nov-Feb) each year

Can I do SHE3FRW? Students wanting to enrol in SHE3FRW: Must have third year elective subject available Must have fully completed 120 credit points Have self-sourced an approved work placement OR successfully obtained a university-advertised placement

Subject Requirements Hurdle: 100 – 140 hours of approved work placement 15%: Personal Branding assignment (career plan, response to selection criteria etc) 30%: Oral Presentation (create a solution to a problem/difficulty you’ve identified in the workplace) 35%: Written Reflection (reflect on skill development and artefacts gathered as evidence of skill development) 20%: Evaluation of your performance by Employer

Placements?! What? How? When? Where? Self-Sourced – you are expected to find/organise your own placement Occasionally we have placements that we advertise that you can apply for Placement related to your course Must have a dedicated workplace supervisor and be on-site Placement activities must constitute a genuine WIL opportunity – not just photocopying or making coffee Students at third year level should do more than just observe! Must complete between 100-140 hours of work placement during the teaching weeks of Semester 2 or Summer 1

Why do a work placement? Apply and develop knowledge and skills in the workplace Expand communication skills Meet professionals in the work place Identify potential career options Possible future employment Identify projects for postgraduate study

Previous placements Orygen Youth Health (Headspace) ‒ developing programs to increase community awareness of youth mental health EnviroPacific ‒ assessing carbon capture and waste management programs Australia Zoo and Singapore Wildlife Reserves ‒ animal welfare, behavioural and environmental enrichment Alice Springs Desert Park ‒ seed viability trials, seed collection and plant propagation Rizo Desserts ‒ nutritional evaluation of desserts provided to hospitals

Self-sourcing a placement Attend the How to get the internship you need workshops: 21 August, 1pm – 2pm OR 29 August, 11am – 1pm Held in La Trobe Library, Level 1, 1.34 - Seminar Room Career Ready staff are available to explain how to find your own placement. Career Ready is located on the second level of the Agora (above Caffeine). They can: Show you how to find companies in your area of study Help you with what to say on the phone Help you prepare your CV

Self-sourcing a placement When contacting potential employers, remember to ask whether you will need any of the following: Police check Working With Children Check Immunisation Health check First aid certificate Protective clothing or equipment requirements If you need a Police Check or Working with Children check, the WIL team can help organise these WIL.administration@latrobe.edu.au

Applying for SHE3FRW ALL students must complete the Application Form, available on the SHE3FRW webpage: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/she/she/future-ready-for-work-subject You will be asked whether you are self-sourcing OR applying for an advertised opportunity If you are self-sourcing Provide details of employer and description of placement tasks

After submitting your application… Self-sourced placements The WIL team will vet (assess) your potential placement. This involves calling the employer and checking that the placement meets university requirements. If approved, sign the WIL Agreement between the University and your Employer and upload to InPlace Receive email approval to enrol from Subject Coordinator Submit a Variation of Enrolment form. The online form can be found under the enrolment tab in StudentOnLine. Start placement and LMS activities!

Advertised opportunities Occasionally, we have organisations offer us placements and we will advertise these on the SHE3FRW webpage If you are applying for an advertised opportunity Provide position number Provide Cover Letter (explaining why you want the position) and CV

After submitting your application… University-advertised placements The WIL team will forward CVs and Cover Letters from students to the employer The employer may request an interview with students The WIL team will notify students of outcomes If successful, sign the WIL Agreement between the University and your Employer and upload to InPlace Receive email approval to enrol from Subject Coordinator Submit a Variation of Enrolment form. The online form can be found under the enrolment tab in StudentOnLine. Start placement and LMS activities!

Closing date for applications Summer 2018-2019 5pm Friday 5 October, 2018

Questions?

FAQs I can’t enrol myself online – why not? I need a Police Check/Working with Children’s Check – can I start placement before they come through? The Employer wants to pay me – is that ok? The Employer wants me to do more than 140 hours – is that ok? I can’t self-source a placement – can you help me?

Thank you