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Example of Worksite Tour Schedule
- Tour time frame is generally 1-2 hours
- When the group arrives, give a general overview of your company
(15-20 minutes): what service do you provide or what do you produce,
number of employees, how long in business, annual sales etc..
- Review any safety requirements
- Inform students about the tour they are about to take. Should
they look for anything in particular? Will it be noisy, dark, bright,
do they need to be quiet in a certain area etc…
- You may wish to give students an "assignment" while
on tour. For example, give them a Polaroid camera and have them
take pictures, give them a list of items they should find while
on tour, write down questions they may have etc… This is not required
but may add to the educational aspect of the tour.
- Divide students into manageable (size) groups for the tours.
Generally speaking groups of 8 or fewer work best for interaction.
- Have your employees who will be conducting the
tour ready to go and with a planned time to meet back with the large
group.
- Keep the tours timely - the schools have a schedule
to maintain as well.
- Allow time at the end of the tours for students
to ask questions.
- Distribute the evaluation forms and get feedback
on the quality of the worksite experience.
- After the students have left, debrief with your employee group
who participated. How was the experience for your employees? Are
there areas in need of improvement? Any feedback to the educational
institution that will improve the experience in the future? Anything
the Community Work based Learning coordinator might assist you with?
- Send copies of your evaluations to the Community
Work Based Learning Coordinator and the school contact involved
for tracking purposes.
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Example of Job Shadow Schedule
- Approximate length of time - 4 hours
- Basic orientation (1 hour):
- Students arrive
- Introduction/welcome by member of senior management
- Basic overview of company - type of goods or service
provided, examples of product, annual sales, customers etc..
- Walking tour of company
- Workplace hosts match up with students who will
be shadowing with them (1-3 students per employee)
- Job shadow activities with work place host ( 2-2
1/2 hours):
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Employees might share
educational backgrounds and work history
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Employees might share
range of functions of the position they hold
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Talk about what Career
Pathway the job is classified as
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Design some hands on
experiences the students might have with you to more fully experience
the job
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Students should come
prepared to ask questions
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Wrap up activity: Large group meets again for debrief.
Questions are answered, evaluation forms completed etc…
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Students depart
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