Investigate: Before my visit I found out this about the company

Will offer placements for students, 1 week set brief > develop > interview like client further develop and present work > as if real job.

Observe: While at the company I job shadowed an Employee. This is what happened:

• Employee Name: David Harland
• Job Role:

Wor through jobs, contact clients, meet clients, organise jobs, invoices, overseas all.

Interview: I talked with a member of staff to find out more about their role. This is what I found out:

• Employee Name:
• Job Role:
• Pathway from school to their current position:
  
• Where do they see themselves in the future:
  

Participate: I took part in a work related activity. This is what happened:

• Description of task:
  Designed a poster for school production using Photoshop / QuarkXpress/ Google Images
• Notes:
  

Imagine: From the perspective of a student the advice I would give is:

Creative but need literacy skills, organisation skills, work to brief, ability to communicate, ability to enquire ask questions take initiative. (Basic Skills essential!)

Summarise: The things I have found beneficial from the day(s) in the work environment are:

Strategies to involve local businesses with pout students/ school Using Design Briefs > Deadlines, still balancing creative side (14-19 curriculum link)
Diploma Lowdown - Awareness od Diplomas, aims, etc Work Related Learning. Contact for Employer Support Tees Valley Area 275,000 4% of workers work in Creative and Media, 50% work related learning.