Placement Support

Trident from Edexcel in association with Pearson Education has produced rich support material to help learners, teachers and employers manage their work experience.

Trident from Edexcel have developed a variety of support materials for tutors, students and their parents to ensure that the placement is successful.

Resources    
Work Experience Guide for Parents / Carers
Work Experience Guide for Employers
Interview Skills for Employers
Work Experience Activities
 
Secure Resources    
Work Experience Guide for Teachers
Work Experience Guide for Learners
Interview Skills for Teachers
Interview Skills for Learners
Work Experience Record Book

iPortfolioHave you ever wondered what your ideal job might be? What jobs suit you and your personality. i-portfolio is a free, interactive site that provides you with the tools to understand want careers might suit your personality and your intelligences and your job values. Click here to find out how to use i-portfolio.
Placement Survival GuideThe Placement Survival Guide raises awareness of health and safety issues and is an excellent way of introducing learners to work place risk assessment. The online test is computer marked and generates a certificate after successful completion.

Students seeking to achieve a qualification to support safe learning in the workplace can take the Edexcel Safe Learner Award. For further information about this qualification click here.
Transport DirectAll students using Trident Online will be expected to access Transport Direct before making their final placement selection. Transport Direct allows students to explore the transport opportunities that are available to them to reach their work placement.
Careers BoxCareer box offers dynamic careers information to students by presenting short film interview sequences of real young people talking about their local employment. It is a useful aid to career planning and supports placement selection.