Work Placement
Description
Work placement is a key element of this programme. This module will develop the student personally and professionally and will develop knowledge, skills and competence through supervised and assessed work placement to build on the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired in their programme.
The work placement will be a year-long module. Semester 5 will prepare students to go on placement. Semester 6 will be spent on placement. Semester 5 will include CV preparation, applying for and choosing a placement, attending for interview, communication skills and workplace readiness. The placement will occur in semester 6 and be of 15 weeks duration.
Semester 5 will be delivered with assistance from the careers office.
Placement will be co-ordinated, supported and supervised by a team across the programme board. While on placement each student will be supported by a programme board member plus a work based mentor.
Learning Outcomes
Understand recruitment and selection processes used by organisations, and prepare their own CVs and application documents.
Present and articulate their skills and experience professionally in an interview situation.
Apply the knowledge, skills and competencies they have learned in their academic modules to a working environment.
Participate and communicate in a professional manner as an individual and as a member of a team in the workplace.
Develop their professional and technical knowledge through work based learning.
Reflect on and analyse the work placement learning experience and understand their own abilities and challenges in the work environment.
Develop a self-improvement plan with clear outcomes and timelines in the short term and outline long term career objectives.
Demonstrate oral and written communication skills, individual initiative and team work skills.