Outside the classroom, Teambuilding
> 60 min.
Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Critical thinking, Cultural awareness
Independency
Self-efficacy
Objectives
This activity focuses on basic facts and shows that everyone can contribute something to society. The participants get to know different workplaces and have a look at them in “real life”.
This activity creates awareness of jobs and jobmarket. By observation and learning how to collect facts, the participants become better equipped to navigate the job market.
Preparation
Printing form with questions
Finding adresses to workplaces
It would be better to inform the workplaces beforehand.
Instructions
The participants work individually, in pairs or small groups.
The facilitator provides a list of factual questions and an adress to a workplace to explore, e.g. shop, bakery, restaurant, construction site, office, kindergarder or library.
Each participant or group visit the workbplace and look for facts.
The group will meet afterwards to compare and discuss.
- Name of the workplace
- What kind of workplace?
- Adress
- Typical work tasks
- Working hours
- How many employees?
- Uniform or work clothes?
- Skills needed
- Education needed
- Are you intersted in this job? Why – why not?