Employer limitations for work experience 2016 - 2017
General Health Trust Limitations:
Belfast Trust – Year 12 + and further limitations apply depending on occupational area
Northern Trust – Year 12 + and further limitations apply depending on occupational area
South Eastern Trust – 16 + and further limitations apply depending on occupational area
Southern Trust – Year 12 + and further limitations apply depending on occupational area (a few areas accept Year 11)
Medical Work Experience
· There are 2 options for securing medical work experience in the Belfast Trust. Firstly it is only for students in Year 13 & 14. OPTION 1 -. There will be 4 set dates when the Belfast Trust will be offering 3 days (2 days in June) of work experience for academic year 16/17: 3-5 October, 23-25 January, 21-23 March and 27-28 June. If schools wish to secure medical work experience they must be flexible in releasing students to attend when the timetables are running –this programme includes 1 day of clinical activity. Please advise Charter ASAP of your medical requests. OPTION 2 – Students can secure a medical work experience via a personal sponsor – a ‘pre-arranged’ placement. Charter must be informed so that it can be confirmed and full contact details must be provided. No student can do both. Please note that the medical programmes are only available to students who have not had medical work experience before or likely to in the future (this is across the Health Trusts).Please see enclosed flyer about medical work experience in the Belfast Trust.
· We do not make requests for medical work experience in Northern Health & Social Care Trust, however we must be informed of details of pre-arranged to ensure paper work completion.
· There is only one option for securing medical work experience in the South Eastern Trust and that is attending one of their set dates for work experience, the first date is 1-2 December (with another in March, date tbc). This programme does not include any clinical experience. Students must be in Year 13+ and must have a GCSE profile that will allow a student to apply to a medical school in UK or Ireland - grades to be provided, the Medical Directorate feel that this should be close to 36 points. There are no ‘sponsored or pre-arranged’ placements permitted. Please note that the medical programmes are only available to students who have not had medical work experience before or likely to in the future (this is across the Health Trusts).
· Medicine is not offered at the Southern Trust, they host Medical Symposiums (organised by Trust).
· This is an area of which is oversubscribed; there is no guarantee of a student being placed. Flexibility in dates need to be shown.
Nursing
· Nursing or Midwifery in Northern Health & Social Care Trust is Year 12 and above – timetables run every week. Midwifery is only on the timetables every other week, and is only 1 day as part of a 5 day timetable. In general Antrim can take 11 students a week, Causeway can take 10 students a week, Whiteabbey can take 1 student and Mid Ulster can take 1 student. If there are more requests than placements for a particular, the timetables are split to accommodate as many as possible.
· Nursing or Midwifery in Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is 16 years plus – nursing is 1-5 days and midwifery is 1 day only (on set days only).
· Nursing or Midwifery in the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust is 16 years plus. Nursing timetables are available in Ulster, Downe and Lagan Valley. Midwifery is 2 days only in Ulster,
likely to be Tuesday/Wednesday, max. of 2 students a week. Midwifery can also be requested for Lagan Valley & Downe (1-5 days, workload dependent – 1 student a week).
· Nursing or Midwifery in the Southern Health & Social Care Trust is Year 12 and above – (1 to 2 days)
· These areas are high demand & low supply and oversubscribed; there is no guarantee of a student being placed. Flexibility in dates need to be shown.
Clinical Areas or Professions Allied to Medicine – Open Days or One Day Placements
· Many Allied Health areas are offered as Open Days. This allows a number of students to experience an occupational area. Work experience is rarely offered in these areas or if it is it tends to be 1 or 2 days only. In general age limits and subject limitations may apply. Please note places will be capped per school and subject limitations may apply:
- Physiotherapy (16+South Eastern & Northern Trust, Yr 13+ Belfast,& Yr12-Yr 13+ Southern Trust)
- Speech and Language Therapy (Yr 13+ Belfast Trust and SE Trust is 16+)
- Dietetics (16+ in Southern & Northern Trust and Yr 13+ in Belfast and South Eastern Trust)
- Occupational Therapy (Yr 13+ Belfast & Southern Trust,16+ South Eastern & Yr 12 Northern Trust)
- Biomedical Science/Labs (Yr 13+ Belfast,Yr 12+ Southern & Northern Trust & 16+ South Eastern)
- Pharmacy (Belfast, Northern and Southern Trust Yr 13+ and South Eastern Trust is 16+)
- Mental Health Nursing (Belfast & South Eastern Trust Open Days – Year 13+)
- Radiotherapy (Therapeutic Radiography) (16 + Belfast Trust only)
- Radiography (16+ South Eastern & Northern, Yr 13+ Southern, Yr 12-Yr 13+ Belfast Trust)
UTV
· UTV offer on set weeks of the year and prefer not to have the same schools at least two years in a row. Please note that sometimes there are schools who may not have had a placement for 5-6 years and therefore they will receive priority. This is a standardised timetable. Must be Year 13+ PLEASE NOTE CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO PURCHASE BY ITV – hope to be able to start again.
Belfast City Council
· Belfast Zoo DO NOT offer work experience.
· Trades such as Plumbing, Carpentry, Joinery, Painting & Decorating are 17 years old minimum
· Dog Warden – students must be 18 years old
· LEISURE CENTRES are no longer under Belfast City Council control.
Belfast International Airport
· Only on set weeks of the year – 1 student a week. Standardised programme (this is not a placement for those who wish to be cabin crew or pilot). Must be 15 years old+ (No Year 11s)
George Best Belfast City Airport
· Available – set weeks of the year only – for 1 student only – Monday to Wednesday (3 days). Year 11+
· Airport Operations includes Airport Fire Service/Airside Standards/Menzies Ground Handling/Airport & Tourist Info. – not suited to those interested in Air Traffic Control, Cabin Crew or a Pilot.
Bombardier
· Please note max. of 1 or 2 shop floor placements (Yr 12 only - factory floor environment) and 1 Engineering (Yr 13 only no Year 14s) per school – dependent on how busy the week is. If multiple year groups are going on placement, this does not mean that each year group will get placements. During busy times, eg: week before Halloween or Jan/February, there is no guarantees that this will be available as there becomes a max. limit on the number of students who can be accommodated. Subject limitations for Engineering. NO LONGER ACCEPT YEAR 11 STUDENTS
Danske Bank
· This work experience is only available to students 16 years old and above - this is available as a Branch Level Overview only
Liberty IT
· This work experience is available to students Year 11+ and is a standardised 3 day programme – Tuesday to Thursday. On set weeks of the year only as chosen by Company
· An insight into the Software Development process using the latest Technologies and best practices. Students will also get the opportunity to see some of the major concerns in development today. Includes coding and systems workshops.
Charles Hurst
· Limited Sales/Admin placements available
· Workshop/Parts/Mechanic placements can be requested too
National Museums Northern Ireland
· This work experience is available to students 16+
· History or Curatorial placements are currently in short supply, due to staffing.
· Students must complete an application form.
· Available sites – Ulster Museum, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and Ulster American Folk Park
Please note there are other limitations for other employers and other occupational areas and these will be advised once requests are made.
Work Inspirations with companies and these will be marketed to schools once dates are confirmed. www.charter-ni.com