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Work Experience

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Work Experience

Work Experience 12A and Work Experience 12B

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What is Work Experience or WEX? 

The Work Experience 12A and Work Experience 12B are Ministry elective courses that allow students to acquire elective credits through the Ministry by accruing hours in a workplace setting.

These courses provides students with the opportunity to expand workplace skills and explore career life options while providing opportunities for self-discovery.

The goal is for students to work 100 hours in one or more work placements. Employers and volunteer services that are not able to offer 100 hours are still eligible and encouraged to take students for shorter durations.

There are two types of work placements: unpaid or paid at a standard worksite (business, government, non-profit or volunteer organization).

Students should carefully consider reasons for taking a WEX Course

Common Incentives Include:  

  • Helping student find a career
  • Training a potential employee with zero obligation to hire
  • Creates a more competent future work force
  • Help businesses find employees and/or apprentices
  • Helps strengthen support for local businesses
  • You are positively impacting the education system
  • In Unpaid placements, the Ministry of Education provides WorkSafeBC coverage. This is limited to the times and dates set out in the signed agreement during which a student is participating in an unpaid work experience (Students will be considered “workers of the crown”).  
  • In paid placements, employers must provide WorkSafeBC coverage to students.   
  • For both unpaid and paid work placement employers must supply their WorkSafeBC number as evidence that they are active and in good standing with WorkSafeBC. A clearance letter indicating this must be included in the students file. 
  • Please note that if you are a sole proprieter of a business with no employees then students would not be covered through WorkSafeBC.
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Program Overview

Activities that are eligible for work experience include:

  • Hands-on work experience at a standard work site, supervised by a work site sponsor:
  • Business,
  • Government,
  • Self-employed,
  • Non-profit,
  • Volunteer organization
  • Job shadowing at a standard work site 
  • Career mentoring with a worker at a standard work site 

Program Coordinator

Contact CTC for information around Work Experience.

Phone: 250-754-2447
Email: ctc@sd68.bc.ca

Documents

  • Helpful Links For WEX Teachers  
  • Full Teacher Guide  
  • Student Orientation 
  • Mandatory Placement Activation Forms  
  • Student Hours Log 
  • Evaluation Forms