work experience for fetac level 5

lorna1982 · 26-04-2012 2:51pm #1

Hi, I am currently trying to get a major award in applied social studies fetac level 5, I am completing this by doing a module a term at night. Regarding the work experience module, can anyone help me as how i can complete this and what type of work experience I need, I have tried to find out information but fetac have not replied to my emails

. I currently work in retail so have no experience and dont know how to go about getting a placement. Please help

thank you

looksee · 26-04-2012 3:38pm

How are you doing the other modules? That would be a better place to enquire, see if they will offer you the module. You need to work somewhere related to social studies, but there are specific areas to study, submit etc so you will need to find a provider who will handle it for you.

lorna1982 · 26-04-2012 3:43pm

Im doing it at a local secondary school at night, but they dont provide the full course only specific modules and they do not provide the work experience module. Im just at a loss now cause I dont even know where to begin to try get it done

looksee · 26-04-2012 3:44pm

Go to your local VEC, college of further education, or FAS and see if they can help you.

lorna1982 · 26-04-2012 3:45pm

ok I will try that thank you so much

iwantadonkey · 03-05-2012 9:45pm

Lorna im just finishing social studies this year. for work exp we had to get placement in a social care setting, i did mine with Foroige the youth organisation. other people in my class did it in creches, nursing homes and places like that. off the top of my head i think we needed 60 hours.
if you go on the fetac site it has the brief and the supervisor report sheets that you need to complete.
http://www.fetac.ie/doc/WelcomeServlet?DocId=0901df9e800027a7

lorna1982 · 04-05-2012 2:20pm

that is great thank you so much for your help

looksee · 04-05-2012 2:36pm

I think you will find you will still have to find a provider to submit the module for you.

lorna1982 · 04-05-2012 3:13pm

Yeh I spoke it my college, I can do the work experience module come sep, once I have ten days experience so now its time to look hopefully I get somewhere there has to be somewhere that wants free labor

work experience for fetac level 5

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