The Top 10 Ideas for Year 10 Work Experience (With Examples)

10 Work Experience Ideas

• Op Shop / Volunteer Centre

  Volunteering for a week in a store such as the Salvation Army, Brotherhood of Saint Lawrence and Vinnies can really open up your eyes to how hard life can be for some people, and how you can make a big difference. It provides a rewarding work experience in this important field; it will look great on your resume, and help improve your people skills from dealing with a variety of customers.

• Police Force

  Work experience at your local area police station could also be a great opportunity to see life from a different perspective. Throughout the week you would be learning how the force functions, the different roles and the different and unique situations officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

• Broadcasting Company

  If you feel your future career may be in the broadcasting industry, consider applying for work experience at a television studio or radio station to understand what happens behind the screens to determine if that is the place for you.

• Primary School / Kindergarten

  Many work experience students commonly complete their week of placement at a primary school (sometimes the one they went to) or a kindergarten; this offers a great opportunity for learning how to work with children, as well as seeing if teaching is an opportunity that may spark your interest in the future. Childcare centres are always happy to take on board school students for a week as it is a rewarding experience for all.

• Digital Media

  The 21st century has seen technology become a core component of our daily activity, if information systems, web development, digital design or media communications is something you see your future self doing, then explore the massive world of digital media to gain experience in a part of your choosing.

• Hospitality

  Hospitality is a major industry that is considered a popular and promising TAFE course and as a future career. Having work experience in a reception centre, cafe, restaurant or other hospitality place is a great way to learn a variety of skills and see where a career in this field may take you.

• Veterinary Centre/Animal Care

  If animals or veterinary science is a major passion for yours and a possible career, completing a week of experience in a vet clinic or animal care shelter offers you the best kind of start to this exciting career. Even if working in a vet isn’t your calling, animal shelters are always looking for volunteers who are caring and fun loving people.

• Research Centre

  If you are considering studying a degree is science or medicine, it is worthwhile to find work experience placement in a research centre based on an area you find interesting such as biology, chemistry or physics. Not only will the week help determine if that type of career is right for you but it will also give you an interesting insight into the life changing work people do every day.

• Sports Centre/Club

  If you’re a sports enthusiast and see yourself playing a sport or being a part of its organisation, there are many clubs of all sizes and in all sports willing to offer a students a week of work experience. There are sometimes actual programmes available at specific clubs or sports centres that you can decide to pick from or simply express your interest for a week of valuable learning.

• Credited Work Experience Programmes

  There are actually many work experience programmes designed for secondary school students to gain an understanding of the specific field and what work is like within that industry. These placements are often highly limited and require more than just a cover letter and resume to apply for; however they are well worth the hard work and are considered very rewarding for students.

• Many art galleries across Melbourne and Sydney including National Gallery of Victoria offer only 3 weeks of the year as placement for secondary school students.
• All across Australia, many zoos and aquariums offer limited places for their specific work experience programmes for school students. These placements are designed for students looking to work with animals or those who would love such an exciting opportunity.
• Multiple hospitals offer programmes available for students who are looking to become a doctor, nurse or patient carer to have a brief insight into this type of future career.
• If journalism or publishing is the career of your choice many companies such as The Age and Penguin Books offer specific programs designed at enthusiastic and eager students who are looking for a career in this important field of work.

Finding Work Experience

• Simply look online on job websites such as Seek, to gain an understanding of the opportunities you have to choose from.
• Especially if you’re looking for something specific such as engineering work experience, Google is a great online tool to help research programmes or other placement opportunities.
• Ask someone! We tend to forget that many school leavers and current secondary school students completed work experience too, gather inspiration from them or perhaps they have connections to get you into a placement you want.