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