Boas práticas no ensino e na

formação profissional:

Estudos de Caso

Shops

FactoriesCafes & Restaurants

Offices

Farms & Gardens

Construction

1) ‘One-to-one’ supervision2) Large company Supervision3) Feeling confident4) Being very clear about the required tasks

Sales Assistant in Clare’s

1) See alternative life-styles2) Gain qualifications3) Improve confidence

Using work placements to improve lives

1) Improved language skills through well established placements at home and abroad

2) Use networking opportunities

Schools honours

past students who are

now ‘STARS’ to

help current

students

Organisations created to provide work-experience become thriving

social businesses

Employing people from industry as teachers

• Teachers who know what industry wants

• Who can let students know what they will do and how to behave on the workplace.

• Beyond the curriculum

Summary of Case Studies

• The quality of the experience is all important• Be brave - offer work-placements in a variety of

sectors• Learning – working – living – skills transfer

between each• Broaden horizons by offering work-placements

abroad • Assist students to aim high - offer excellent

role models • Assist local businesses – commercial and social

companies• Additional support for students who require a

safety-net and staged progression • Using teachers with ‘real life’ experience of the

industry

Patricia Wallace

Riverside Community Workshop Ltd

Patricia.Wallace@Glasgow.ac.uk

+44 (0)141 330 4715