Danny is in his last year of work at Auckland Commercial Spares and is planning to move on to a paid job through UNIT that is similar to his current work dismantling van doors. He works independently once the doors are set up for him, calling for help only if he encounters a bolt that is too tight. Danny is skilled with tools and knows which tool to use for each task as he efficiently strips down doors. He works confidently without needing instruction from his supervisor Shorty.

1. WORK EXPERIENCE 12.06.08
Danny Ikinepule ACS
This is Danny’s last year at Auckland Commercial spares. He is 21 and is moving on. He is planning to do some
of his week at UNIT and they will get Danny into a paid employment, hopefully along the same lines as what
Danny is doing now, because it is what he is good at and enjoys doing. Shorty sets up a part to be dismantled then
leaves Danny to get on with independently. He’s really good, but if he finds a nut or bolt that is too tight, he calls
out to Shorty for help.
Danny is an expert on stripping down a van door. When I arrived to see him, Shorty was nowhere in sight and Dan worked
completely independent. He is very competent with all the tools he has to use, knowing what tool to use for each task; he is
using a magnet to pick up a nut that fell inside the door when he got it undone.
Shorty helped Dan lever the strip off, it is glued on and over time becomes really hard to remove. That door is finished and they
get another for Dan to dismantle. This is a very large door off a van that the two of them bought from down the back.
With help to set it up, Danny is again on his own to get on with the job.
Straight into it, no instruction from Shorty. Dan is so self assured. First the door hinge is taken off then the door catch, next
the upholstery door panel and the window winder. Dan works methodically until the job is done.
Val Hall Work Experience Coordinator 14/10/2008