What is Work Experience?

The KSS Work Experience 12 Program is designed to provide students with new learning experiences that go beyond what is learned in school.  Students will become "self-educators" in the work environment, where they are able to apply in-school learning to the work world.  These experiences are extremely valuable in preparing students for their transition from the school setting to the work world.  This program in conjunction with other Career Programs including Job Shadows, will provide KSS students with authentic "hands-on" opportunities to investigate possible careers for their future.

We would like to offer 4 credits of Work Experience to any grade 12 students that have a job, will have a job, or had a summer job this year. This is a mandatory graduation requirement...if you are unable to complete Work Experience 12, you must complete a Volunteer Experience job (you will need to complete these 30 hours during your grade 12 year). Please email Mr. Sodaro at [email protected] & see the Counselling Center in order to receive information about Volunteer Experiences & forms. 
Any students that would like to complete the Work Experience 12 program online are asked to sign up with our Work Experience Google Classroom code: zipe5ou

KSS Work Experience 12 & the Orange WEX 12 Form

All grade 12 students interested in the KSS  Work Experience Program must complete a yellow Work Experience Intent Form, an orange Work Experience Training Plan & the orange Evidence of Learning, Evaluations and Assessment forms. All four sections of this form must be completed in order to finish work experience, including the data information, the reflective questions, all evaluations and the appropriate signatures.   You may include the hours that you have accumulated from the summer after grade 11 until the completion of grade 12.  Every Grade 12 students must complete this form.

What do I need to do & what does my employer need to do?

We will need the following pages filled out:

1. Safety Checklist completed by you and your employer together.
   
2. Career Conversation – Please tell me how this job will help you in your future or future employment.
   
3. Training Plan – you fill this out (take a picture of the complete page for your Capstone).
   
4. Evidence of Learning – you will answer these questions on a word document, print it off and staple to the orange sheets (save a copy of these answers for your Capstone).
   
5. Evaluations – fill out your student evaluation 1st, then ask your employer to fill out the employer evaluation.  

Hand in the completed documents with your answers stapled together into the Career Counselling Center.

Work Experience Intent Form

Students must fill out & sign the "Intent to Complete" yellow form at the Grade 12 Assembly.  Please come to the Career Center in order to pick up a copy if you miss this day.

Work Experience Evidence of Learning

Students must answer all 7 questions with full sentences in a word document that must also be added to your MAP.  This work term report will ensure that all work experience students are engaged in an employment opportunity that will benefit them as 21st century learners.  Students will gain important employment experience that will benefit their ability to achieve their Plan A or Plan B one day.

Work Experience Training Plan

Students will answer all questions in order to provide the career coordinator with sufficient details regarding your training plan.  

Work Experience Evaluation & Assessment

Students & Employers are required to fill out these evaluation checklist in order to provide us with a comprehensive  evaluation of each student's work term progress.  A student may provide us with a follow up evaluation from their employer if necessary.  Please ensure that your employer has signed this document and indicate the number of hours worked.

Please hand in your completed WEX 12 Orange form into the Career Counseling Center & staple your Work Term Report before handing in.

***For your MAP presentation...please remember to provide a copy of your work experience for your MAP presentation (this could be a photocopy, scan or photo of the 1st page of your completed orange form).  You must also attach a copy of your answers to the 6 questions below (the original copy should be attached to your orange form which must be handed in at the Career Counseling Center).  Please feel free to add a paragraph or two describing your work experience.

Yellow Work Experience Intent to Complete Form

Orange Training Plan & Evidence of Learning, Evaluations and Assessment Form

Work Term Report

Work Experience Exemplar