Two weeks ago,I took the week off school to do a week of work experience in a Guarda Station.As this placement do not do the one day a week work experience and I was really looking forward to doing one of my placements in a guarda station,luckily I could take the week off to do it as it was a once off opportunity.The week was jampacked with lots of fun activities,it was great!
On Monday 5th of November,I started off my week in work experience.Two other girls from Wolstans were also doing work experience in the guarda station and 15 other ty students from different schools in leixlip,maynooth,etc.We went to the guarda college in Templemore,Tipperary.When we arrived in the college after a two hour bus drive we had lunch in the canteen where guards traning in the college eat.We then has a tour of the college,where we saw a sample court room,gyms,a small guards museum and lots more!We were also told about guards traning eg.daily schedule,how many years of training guards have etc.
On Tuesday,we went into town to the Central Criminal Court.We saw many interesting court cases from robberys to murders.The case we mainly stayed in was a shooting case which I believe is still going on.It was a very interesting day to see the way courts were ran and what it is like in a case.This was my favourite part of the week!
Wednesday we spent the day in town again where we went to Phoenix Park near the President's house where we saw the mounted unit where they guards horses were.We then went to a unit in town where all the 999 phone calls are answered from.I also learnt that here all the CCTV cameras from different places in the city centre are shown and you can see cars around town and people walking!I defintley learnt something from there!
On Thrusday,we had a half day and stayed in the Garda Station where we were given a talk from a detective and also from a man from the armed unit where we showed us many weapons and also his car that was full of weapons from pepper spray to guns.
Friday we went to Naas to the HQ of the guarda station in a few places around Kildare where were given a talk about drugs,traffic,court and just of being a guard in general!
The week really changed by insight of the guarda job.It is such a great job,there is so much involved in becoming a guard and you do something different nearly every day and I am now considering it as a possible career in the future after the week!I thoroughly enjoyed this week,I loved it so much I wish i could do it all over again!I learnt alot about being a guard and also met some amazing people and friends,the other ty students from different schools nearby and also the guards!The guards were so nice and we had great fun with them but they also did their job as a guard making sure we were all at our best behaviour!
I am so grateful I had the opportunity of doing this week of work experience,thanks to all the guards who made the week great and also to Mr C and Ms L for letting me take part in this week!
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