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This paper addresses the first interview with students pursuing a Diploma of Vocational Education in the Computing Support and Automotive Body Repair sectors. Data was gathered through semi-directed interviews with students at the end of their first work-based learning session. I examined the learning experience as such, as completed by students in the workplace. The study is focused on studying the progression of the complexity of the student’s tasks over the course of the session in the workplace. This paper provided preliminary interpretations that address, in succession: the students’ work activities and participation in their workplace; the perceptions of the students with respect to the difficulties encountered; the learnings achieved; and the supervision received from their mentor or company employees.