Work experience will assist you to:

• Increase your networks and gain employment;
• Update your skills;
• Practice any newly acquired skills;
• Demonstrate your skills and attributes to prospective employers;
• Gain current relevant experience; and
• Insurance.

Centacare Employment and Training's Personal Accident Policy covers all work experience placements. Services include:

• Travel assistance (Customised Assistance Clients only) ;
• Access to a wide range of employers and industries through Centacare Employment’s extensive networks;
• Skills Assessment;
• Linkages to other programs;
• Employer feedback;
• Assessment against Industry profiles; and
• Up to 2 weeks full-time Personal Accident Insurance coverage by Centacare Employment and Training.

On completion of your work experience placement, ongoing support will be provided by Centacare Employment and Training's Employment Consultants.

Starting the Process

• Discuss your work experience requirements with Centacare Employment and Training’s Work Experience Placement Officer;
• Your skills will be assessed against the industry of your choice;
• Work experience can be as little as two hours a week or up to 38 hours per week; and
• Centacare Employment and Training will monitor your work experience to ensure you are gaining valuable industry experience.

Rights & Responsibilities

• As a job seeker you are still able to attend interviews after consultation with the employer;
• The work experience program is an unpaid activity; and
• Job seekers are not entitled to workers compensation claims whilst on work experience duties but are covered by Centacare Employment and Training’s Personal accident Policy.

For more information on accessing this programme, call Perth office on 08 9482 7000 or Midland office on 08 9274 2725