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ACED 0710: Work Experience
Effective date
June 2019
Department
Access to Careers & Education
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
Work Experience will provide students who already have a minimum of 270 hours of paid and/or volunteer work with a framework to recognize and demonstrate knowledge of occupational health and safety, effective communication, workplace ethics, and applied skills.
ACED 0707, ACED 0709, ACED 0710, and ACED 0711 are required for completion of ABE Provincial level Career Planning.
Credits
1.0
Year of study
Grade 12 Equivalency
Prerequisites
English 9 or equivalent, 270 hours of work or volunteer experience.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Occupational Health and Safety • apply hazard recognition and injury prevention skills • demonstrate knowledge and practice of basic workplace incident and accident response procedures and protocols • demonstrate knowledge and practice of Worksafe BC's workplace health and safety rights and responsibilities • analyze hazards or potential hazards in an occupation or industry sector • demonstrate knowledge of workplace harassment and discrimination prevention policies
- Workplace Application (from Work Experience) • describe the type of work done • demonstrate use of employability skills as defined by the Conference Board of Canada • describe transferable skills acquired and where you might apply them in the future • describe how you demonstrated a positive work ethic and met the performance standards • describe how you acted upon a workplace problem
- Work Training and Experience • demonstrate appropriate work habits • gain exposure to work or training situations • gather information about vocational choices • demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with co-workers and supervisors • explore and/or participate in required industry training certificates
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 12
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 12
Total Hours: 24
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 12
Total Hours: 24
Instructional Strategies
Students will be expected to work individually, in small groups and as a whole class to complete the course curriculum. Some reading assignments will be done out of class.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Field Experience |
10 |
Documentation of completion of work or volunteer experience through third party recommendation |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Job Description |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Workplace training, experience and skills inventories |
|
Assignments |
10 |
Transferable skills assignment |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
15 |
Workplace Health and Safety |
|
Other |
25 |
Reflective journal on work or volunteer placements |
Course topics
- Workplace health and safety Essential skills for a continually changing labour market Problem solving skills Self-advocacy skills and self-efficacy Workplace ethics and best practices Describing work experience and transferable skills
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.