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Highways and Construction Work Experience Week 2023
Highways and Construction Work Experience Week 2023 – NEW DATE! Week Commencing 10th July 2023
To begin your journey for the Highways and Construction Work Experience Week 2023 please watch the video and answer the short questions.
Information about the week:
This week’s placement is to plan, cost, and design part of a new road in England.
Over the week you will meet a variety of people who work in construction and engineering, learning about their jobs and their route into construction. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds and their paths into their current job have not always been what you might expect. You will also meet recruitment experts to give you hints and tips on CVs and interviews.
With the help from their presentations, using your own skills and those of your team members, you will work to create a presentation which shows why our judges should pick your company and its designs to build part of the new road.
APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED
Sponsors
| Time | Activity | Attendees |
| 09:00 | Arrive at location, familiarisation, meet hosts and receive inductions | Students and face to face hosts |
| 10:00 | Welcome and introduction to construction and engineering | Students and experts |
| 11:00 | Activity briefing | Students |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Group working | Students and mentors |
| 15:00 | Day Ends | |
Day 2
| Time | Activity | Attendees |
| 09:30 | Students arrive | Students and face to face hosts |
| 10:00 | Introduction to commercial roles and tendering | Students and experts |
| 12:00 | Q&A around activity | Students and mentors |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Group working | Students and mentors |
| 15:00 | Day Ends | |
Day 3
| Time | Activity | Attendees |
| 09:30 | Students arrive | Students and face to face hosts |
| 10:00 | Introduction to design, quality, and social value | Students and experts |
| 12:00 | Q&A around activity | Students and mentors |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Group working | Students and mentors |
| 15:00 | Day Ends | |
Day 4
| Time | Activity | Attendees |
| 09:30 | Students arrive (work from home option available if arranged with host and team) | Students and face to face hosts |
| 10:00 | Group working | Students and mentors (optional) |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Finalise and practice presentations | Students and mentors (optional) |
| 15:00 | Day Ends | |
Day 5
| Time | Activity | Attendees |
| 09:30 | Students Arrive | Students and face to face hosts |
| 10:00 | Presentations | Students, mentors, and judges |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Employability skills advice and guidance | Students and experts |
| 14:30 | Feedback, presentation results and close | Everyone |
| 15:00 | End | |
Students
Before you continue please make sure you have read the code of conduct. You can find out more information here: Highways and Construction – WEX – Code of Conduct
Below will detail information regarding your work experience placement:
- Please complete the relevant form below.
- Once you have completed the form you will recieve an email detailing the next steps for your work experience placement.
- You are invited to a pre work experience talk where we will be talking more about what the week is going to entail. Details of when this is and joining instructions will be found in your email.
If you would like to take part in the virtual work experience then please complete this form
If you would like to take part in the in person work experience then please complete this form
Teachers
We invite you to register on behalf of your students for the Highways and Construction Work Experience Week 2023. Please note that you will need to compelete a registration per student. You cannot make one registration for multiple students.
- You are invited to a pre work experience talk where we will be talking more about what the week is going to entail. Should you wish to join this webinar then please register to this page.
If your student would like to take part in the virtual work experience then please complete this form
If your student would like to take part in the in person work experience then please complete this form
Mentors
A mentor on the Highways and Construction Work Experience is one of the most important positions of the week. They are asked to give up 2 hours of their afternoon between 1 and 3, Monday to Wednesday, optional attendance on a Thursday, to spend time working with a small group of students on their work experience presentation challenge. The role of the mentor is to help the young people understand their task, guide them in the right direction and encourage communication and good ideas.
Mentors can be virtual, or host in person on-site, in offices or depots.
In-person mentors/hosts are expected to provide space for up to 6 students to work together through the week and internet connections. Those who want to be a mentor but cannot give up all their time can still volunteer; they may become a “lead mentor” and are expected to coordinate other mentors to ensure each student team have someone to work with each day.
Our mentors become very competitive and dedicated to their teams, with our winners from the last 2 years still taking every advantage to remind colleagues that their teams won.
Mentors will be invited to a briefing the week before the work experience starts so that they can understand more about their role, the activity the students will be delivering and ask any questions.
If you would like to be a mentor then please complete this form
Judges
Judges are needed for up to 3 hours on the Friday morning. Judges will be asked to listen to and question student teams as the “tender” for work. Judges will then be asked to provide scoring and feedback, to the organisers the same day so that the winning team can be identified.
There will be judges briefings held to provide more information and give people the opportunity to ask questions.
If you would like to be a judge then please complete this form