Learning to Work
Students' Experiences During Work Placements

Joanne Reidy (Author)

9780522852370

Paperback / softback, published 20 March 2006

221 pages
21.1 x 13.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.28 kg

This ground-breaking study of work placement looks at the experience of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings. Based on taped interviews with trainees in business, education, engineering, IT and nursing, it reveals the issues, challenges and rewards for undergraduates beginning to make the transition to work in their chosen profession. It also shines a revealing light on Australian employers and workplaces, and how they can make traineeships valuable for boss, colleague and trainee.