UoG Placements General Information Guide

8/18/2019 UoG Placements General Information Guide

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acements

12 month Placement 2014-15General Information Guide for all students

Placements Team Student Employability


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"Experience is not what happens to you,it is what you do with what happens to you".

Aldous Huxley

Placements Team

Tel: 01242 714316 / 714319

Email: placements@glosacu!

Student "ame:

#ou$se:

#ompany:

%ate &lacement #ommenced:

'a$ge p$int copies o( t)is guide can be p$o*ided on $e+uest ,e can also a$$angep$oduction o( b$aille o$ audio *e$sions &lease contact t)e &lacement Team i( you

)a*e any special $e+ui$ements t)at you -ould li!e to discuss

Uniersity of Gloucestershire 2014 .ll $ig)ts $ese$*ed "o pa$t o( t)is publication may be $ep$oduced sto$ed o$ t$ansmittedin any (o$m o$ by any means including but not limited to p)otocopy $eco$ding o$ anyin(o$mation sto$age and $et$ie*al system -it)out t)e speci(ic p$io$ -$itten pe$mission o(

ni*e$sity o( louceste$s)i$e

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Industrial Placement

Ta!le of "ontents&lacement Team #ontact %etails&age 1

nt$oduction&age 2

,)at do need to do (i$st&ages 253

,)at a$e t)e obecti*es o( placement&ages 354

,)at tas!s do need to complete -)ilst on placement&age 4

,)at suppo$t s)ould epect ($om my &lacement &$o*ide$&ages 458

,)at suppo$t s)ould epect ($om t)e ni*e$sity&ages 856

,)at is epected o( me&ages 657

,)at contact do )a*e -it) t)e ni*e$sity -)ilst on placement&ages 759

.m still a student o( t)e ni*e$sity&age 9

%o pay cou$se (ees (o$ my placement yea$&age 9

,)at do get (o$ my cou$se (ees&ages 9510

#an still apply (o$ my student loan&age 10

y placement is o*e$seas do you )a*e any et$a ad*ice&ages 10511

,)at i( )a*e p$oblems -it) my placement&ages 11512

am an nte$national Student is t)e$e anyt)ing need to !no-&age 12

ealt) ; Sa(ety n(o$mation&ages 13514

.ppendices&ages 18517

.ppendi one: .dd$ess


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Placement Team "ontact #etails

PA$% "A&PU' ()'TA**' "A&PU'&lacement Team &lacement Team

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>((ice telep)one: 01242 714316 / 714319

>((ice email add$ess: placements@glosacu!

PARK ead o( Student &lacements and &lacement Tuto$ (o$ .# ? #T S %'imon #oe 01242 +14,20 sdoe.los/ac/u

&lacements Team 'eade$ *ynne 'alis!ury 01242 +14,1 lsalis!ury.los/ac/u

&lacement #oo$dinato$seerley Tarta.lia 01242 +15,3 !tarta.lia.los/ac/u*ucie Pere 01242 +14,1+ lere.los/ac/u

Team .ssistant

*ily *i 01242 +14,13 lli.los/ac/u

OXSTALLS &lacement Tuto$ (o$ Sc)ool o( 'eisu$eAlan &arell 01242 +14461 amarell.los/ac/u

&lacements Team 'eade$ *ynne 'alis!ury 01242 +14,1 lsalis!ury.los/ac/u

&lacement #oo$dinato$ 'tee Pier 01242 +15240 sier.los/ac/u

Team .ssistant"atherine urton 01242 +14,16 lacements.los/ac/u

Other Useu! ontactsStudent elpones 01242 714444 )elponepa$!@glosacu!

)elponeostalls@glosacu!

.ccommodation 01242 714844 accommodation@glosacu!

Student


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Introduction

T)e pe$iod o( you$ -o$! placement is a signi(icant and )ig)ly $e-a$ding pa$t o( you$ studies ?eing on placement compa$ed to being in an academic en*i$onment is clea$ly*e$y di((e$ent and ine*itably t)e$e a$e a$eas t)at may $e+ui$e cla$i(ication

T)is )andboo! in conunction -it) t)e placement assessment guidelines )as beende*eloped to p$o*ide you -it) all t)e necessa$y in(o$mation to suppo$t you -)ilst onplacement any o( t)e +uestions you may )a*e -ill be add$essed )e$e n additiont)e$e is in(o$mation (o$ you$ #ompany Supe$*iso$ t)e$e(o$e it is essential that youread it thorou.hly ( t)e$e a$e any issues t)at a$e still unclea$ do not )esitate tocontact t)e &lacement Team

The aims of this information ac and your module .uide are asfollo7s8

1/ To p$o*ide in(o$mation $ega$ding you$ $ole on placement

2/ To p$o*ide a timetable o( !ey e*ents

,/ To enable you to complete t)e $e+ui$ed assessmentdu$ing t)e placement

4 To p$o*ide in(o$mation $ega$ding ealt) ; Sa(ety in t)e-o$! place co*e$ing employee and employe$$esponsibilities

5/ To p$o*ide a guide to t)e app$aisal o( you$ o-npe$(o$mance du$ing t)e placement yea$

3/ To identi(y t)e $ole o( t)e #ompany Supe$*iso$

+/ To identi(y t)e $ole o( t)e Aisiting Tuto$

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9hat do I need to do first:

Get your lacement alidated !y the Placement Team

T)e ni*e$sity )as a $esponsibility to ensu$e t)at t)e placement is an app$op$iate oband suitable (o$ you$ cou$se

Bou must in(o$m t)e &lacement Team as soon as a placement o((e$ )as been

$ecei*ed and accepted

T)e (ollo-ing in(o$mation -ill be $e+ui$ed:

1 "ame and .dd$ess o( placement p$o*ide$

2 . contact name p)one numbe$ and email add$ess

3 . -$itten ob desc$iption p$oduced by t)e placement p$o*ide$

4 . copy o( t)e lette$ o$ email o((e$ing you t)e ob8 &lacement sta$t date

6 &lacement end date

7 . copy o( you$ Te$ms ; #onditions o( Employment o(ten $e(e$$ed to as t)e

#ont$act &lease note t)at you may not $ecei*e t)is until you sta$t placement

T)is list o( $e+ui$ements is based on -)at you s)ould epect ($om a C paidplacement ( you a$e unde$ta!ing a *olunta$y/unpaid placement o$ -o$!ing o*e$seasyou may $ecei*e di((e$ent documents ($om you$ placement p$o*ide$ &lease c)ec!-it) t)e &lacement Team i( you cannot get any o( t)e $e+ui$ed in(o$mation o$ a$e

unsu$e about -)at is needed

ppo$tunities ,ebsite -emay al$eady )a*e items 1 2 and 3 &lease c)ec! -it) t)e &lacement Team i( youa$e unsu$e about -)at is $e+ui$ed

'uccessful comletion of leel 5

Bou must success(ully complete you$ le*el 8 Dsecond yea$ studies be(o$e you a$eable to p$oceed onto placement T)e Eamination ?oa$d sits in Fune and t)e$e is also

a $e(e$$al Eamination ?oa$d in Septembe$ ( you$ academic pe$(o$mance isunsatis(acto$y t)is may )a*e an impact on you$ placement and you$ academicp$og$ession >nce t)e Eamination ?oa$ds )a*e (inalised t)ei$ decisions you -ill benoti(ied &lease $ead t)is in(o$mation ca$e(ully as you may )a*e $e(e$$al -o$! tocomplete ( you )a*e any conce$ns about you$ eligibility to p$oceed onto placementplease contact t)e &lacement Team T)e cu$$ent $egulations state t)at studentst$ailing mo$e t)an 30 #.T points by t)e end o( le*el 8 -ill be unable to p$oceed ontoplacement

"omlete your &odule "hoicesBou s)ould al$eady )a*e c)osen t)e placement module as you$ c)oice (o$ 2014/18( you a$e on a cou$se -it) an optional placement you may )a*e also c)osen le*el 6

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modules as a bac!5up &lease $emembe$ to delete t)e unnecessa$y modules ($omyou$ $eco$d once you )a*e secu$ed and con(i$med you$ placement

9hat are the o!;ecties of lacement:

To enable you to:

• app$eciate a business/o$ganisation its st$uctu$e p$oducts and/o$ se$*ices and

)o- it ea$ns its money and $emains *iable

• ma!e an e((ecti*e cont$ibution to t)e o$ganisation and -o$! e((iciently as a

team membe$

• )a*e (i$st )and epe$ience o( a -o$!ing en*i$onment and in pa$ticula$ t)e

p$oblems in $esou$ce te$ms in t$ying to meet o$ganisational obecti*es andunde$stand )o- suc) p$oblems a$e tac!led

• demonst$ate t)e ability to unde$stand you$ $ole in t)e -o$! o( t)e o$ganisation

• de*elop t)e inte$pe$sonal p$actical and tec)nical s!ills necessa$y to t)e

success(ul completion o( you$ -o$! ee$cising s!ills o( t)in!ing in a p$acticalcontet

• conside$ and discuss -it) colleagues and supe$*iso$s t)e $elations)ip

bet-een t)eo$y and p$actice

• $e(lect on -ays in -)ic) t)is epe$ience may )elp you plan you$ (utu$e ca$ee$

• ma!e an e((ecti*e cont$ibution to t)e lea$ning p$ocess -it)in you$ p$og$amme

de*eloping c$itical but p$agmatic t)in!ing

• satis(acto$ily complete all assessments and demonst$ate an ability to app$aise

you$ o-n pe$(o$mance

9hat tass do I need to comlete 7hilst onlacement:

• nde$ta!e t)e assessment detailed in t)e odule uide

• #omplete t)e .dd$ess


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9hat suort should I exect from myPlacement Proider:

The role of the "omany 'uerisor

T)e eistence o( t)e #ompany Supe$*iso$ is a c$itical (acto$ in ma!ing -o$!5basedlea$ning a success T)e #ompany Supe$*iso$ p$o*ides ad*ice and encou$agement tot)e student in pu$suit o( t)ei$ education and ca$ee$ goals T)e #ompany Supe$*iso$ is$esponsible (o$ (acilitating lea$ning and de*elopment by speci(ying tas!s to becompleted by p$o*iding ad*ice and guidance by allo-ing access to in(o$mation andby o((e$ing encou$agement and suppo$t

T)e speci(ic $ole o( t)e #ompany Supe$*iso$ may depend upon t)e sie and inte$nalmanagement o( an o$ganisation but t)e (ollo-ing $esponsibilities s)ould be commonto most

T)ey s)ould:

• pa$ticipate in t)e negotiation o( t)e 'ea$ning .g$eement/s and o((e$ ad*ice

about t)e o$ganisation and management o( t)e placement

• ensu$e t)at students a$e p$o*ided -it) app$op$iate (acilities and -o$!ing

conditions at t)e employe$ site and gi*en an ade+uate induction p$og$ammeincluding a ealt) ; Sa(ety b$ie(ing

• p$o*ide day5to5day supe$*ision o( t)e placement to see t)at designated tas!s

a$e p$ope$ly completed .lso to ma!e su$e t)at students )a*e a clea$ idea o( -)at is epected o( t)em and )o- t)ey s)ould app$oac) t)ei$ -o$!

• p$o*ide students -it) in(o$mation about t)e management and o$ganisation o(

t)e -o$! place and discuss mo$e gene$al issues $elating to t)eeconomic/en*i$onmental contet -it)in -)ic) t)e employe$ ope$ates

• e*aluate t)e studentGs pe$(o$mance on placement and p$o*ide in(o$mation t)at

-ill cont$ibute to t)e (inal assessment o( t)e studentGs ac)ie*ement

nc$easingly o$ganisations a$e allocating placement students a mento$ in addition to

t)e #ompany Supe$*iso$ T)is is usually somebody -o$!ing in a di((e$ent a$ea o$ depa$tment T)e $ole o( t)e mento$ is one o( suppo$t and guidance so t)at t)e student)as t)e oppo$tunity to discuss b$oade$ issues outside t)ei$ immediate a$ea o( -o$!T)is is an ecellent (o$um to discuss pe$sonal de*elopment and gain a -ide$ unde$standing about t)e o$ganisation you a$e in and is $ega$ded as an ecellentmodel to assist students

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9hat suort should I exect from theUniersity:

The role of the Uniersity

,)ilst you ente$ into a s)o$t5te$m cont$act o( employment -it) you$ placementp$o*ide$ you are sti!! re#arded as a student en$olled -it) t)e ni*e$sity on asand-ic) p$og$amme o( study T)is dual status is impo$tant clea$ly indicating t)einteg$al natu$e o( -o$! placement in you$ cou$se T)e$e(o$e all t)e (acilities o( t)eni*e$sity a$e still a*ailable to you (o$ eample T)e 'ib$a$y Students nion ((ice student loans and student suppo$t as -ell as access to academic and ot)e$ suppo$t sta((

The $ain point o contact wi!! %e with the sta in the P!ace$ent Tea$ -)ic) isopen t)$oug)out t)e yea$ Bou and you$ employe$ a$e ($ee to contact t)e &lacementTeam (o$ ad*ice o$ suppo$t on any aspect o( you$ placement yea$ ( -e cannot

ans-e$ you$ +ue$y ou$sel*es -e -ill be able to point you to t)e co$$ect ni*e$sityteam -)o can )elp you

n addition to being you$ (i$st point o( contact (o$ any +uestions issues o$ p$oblems t)e&lacement Team is also $esponsible (o$:

• *alidating t)e $oles and $esponsibilities o( t)e student -)en on placement

• see!ing con(i$mation and assu$ances ($om placement p$o*ide$s about ealt)

; Sa(ety issues

• ensu$ing placement assessment is co$$ectly in place

• p$o*iding suppo$t and ad*ice to students -)ilst a-ay ($om ni*e$sity

• co5o$dinating t)e Aisiting Tuto$ p$og$amme

• p$o*iding ad*ice to placement p$o*ide$s about all aspects o( t)e indust$ial

placement p$og$amme

• a$$anging p$e5placement b$ie(ings

• a$$anging t)e Student &lacement #on(e$ence (o$ placement students to attend

at ni*e$sity

,)ilst t)e &lacement Team is al-ays )e$e to )elp you i( you )a*e p$oblems -e -ouldalso li!e you to s)a$e you$ successes -it) us "ot only can you$ sto$ies be a g$eatsou$ce o( inspi$ation to t)e net g$oup o( placement students -e -ould also li!e to oin you in celeb$ating you$ success

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Students -)o act unp$o(essionally in $elation to t)ei$ employe$ o$ t)e ni*e$sity in t)eeecution o( t)ei$ placement duties may in ce$tain ci$cumstances eopa$dise t)ei$ $ig)t to continue -it) t)e placement sc)eme

Eamples o( unp$o(essional conduct may include:

• dismissal due to disciplina$y actions by t)e employe$

•

b$eac) o( cont$act• g$oss misconduct

9hat contact do I hae 7ith the Uniersity7hilst on lacement:

y hone and email

T)e &lacement Team -ill endea*ou$ to contact all students -it)in t)e (i$st mont) o( t)ei$ placement ene$ally -e -ill gi*e you a call i( you a$e o*e$seas and t)e timedi((e$ence ma!es t)is di((icult -e -ill contact you *ia email t is t)e$e(o$e impo$tantyou let us !no- you$ sta$t date and complete t)e .dd$ess


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Tutor =isits

T)e Aisiting Tuto$ plays an impo$tant $ole in not only p$o*iding t)e lin! bet-een t)eni*e$sity you$ #ompany Supe$*iso$ and you$sel( but also ensu$ing t)at t)eplacement yea$ is bene(icial to all pa$ties

Bou -ill )a*e t)e oppo$tunity to discuss any aspects o( t)e placement you -is) -it)t)e Aisiting Tuto$ ndeed it is in you$ inte$ests to gi*e t)e Tuto$ as complete a pictu$eas possible o( you$ -o$! and you$ $eactions to t)e placement epe$ience

Bou$ Aisiting Tuto$ s)ould contact you by t)e middle o( "o*embe$ to a$$ange a *isit ( you )a*e not )ea$d ($om you$ Tuto$ by t)en please contact t)e &lacement Team/ Bou$ Tuto$ -ill epect you to ma!e a$$angements (o$ t)e *isit by ensu$ing t)at you a$ea*ailable and t)at you$ #ompany Supe$*iso$ is also in(o$med and is able to set asidesome time to meet you$ Tuto$ Bou must o( cou$se ma!e su$e t)at you )a*e you$ odule uide -it) you and t)at t)e $e+ui$ed assessments )a*e been completed byt)e time o( t)e *isit T)e$e -ill also be a c)ec! on t)e p$og$ess you )a*e made

to-a$ds you$ po$t(olio

T)e meeting is an in(o$mal discussion in -)ic) you s)ould p$o*ide in(o$mation aboutyou$ $oles and $esponsibilities you$ pe$(o$mance and de*elopment and t)e pasto$alaspects o( you$ yea$ out n t)e *ast mao$ity o( cases students meet o$ eceedemploye$Hs epectations )o-e*e$ i( you )a*e any conce$ns t)en it is impo$tant t)atyou $aise t)ese -it) t)e Tuto$ in t)e (i$st instance o$ contact t)e &lacement Team

Aisiting Tuto$s a$e allocated to students in close geog$ap)ical p$oimity in o$de$ t)at inany one day a numbe$ o( students can be *isited T)e$e(o$e to assist you$ AisitingTuto$ please can you ensu$e t)at t)e (ollo-ing points a$e add$essed -)e$e applicable:

• ap and inst$uctions o( you$ location (o$-a$ded to you$ Tuto$

• a!e a$$angements (o$ a p$i*ate meeting $oom

• #)ec! a$$angements (o$ ca$ pa$!ing and t)e o$ganisationHs secu$ity

a$$angements p$io$ to *isit

T)e timing o( *isits (o$ students on placement o*e$seas -ill be co5o$dinated to (it in-it) t)e commitments o( t)e Tuto$ Student and #ompany Supe$*iso$ Typically t)is*isit -ill (all bet-een %ecembe$ and a$c) Ensu$e you a$e in contact -it) t)e&lacement Team ea$ly in you$ placement yea$ to con(i$m all is going -ell

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.ll placement students )a*e t)e oppo$tunity to access all o( t)e abo*e it is up to you)o- muc) you use t)e se$*ices and assistance o((e$ed to gain you$ K*alue (o$ moneyH

"an I still aly for my student loan:

Student loans a$e a*ailable (o$ students at a $educed $ate -)ilst t)ey a$e onplacement Students s)ould apply as no$mal p$io$ to t)e sta$t o( t)ei$ placement


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Health @ 'afety Information

T)e ealt) and Sa(ety at ,o$! etc .ct 1974 also $e(e$$ed to as S,. S, .ct o$ .S.,. is t)e p$ima$y piece o( legislation co*e$ing occupational )ealt) and sa(ety

in $eat ?$itain >utlined belo- a$e t)e !ey a$eas o( $esponsibility and du$ing t)einitial stages o( you$ placement you must ma!e you$sel( a-a$e o( t)e pe$tinent issues

.ll -o$!e$s )a*e a $ig)t to -o$! in places -)e$e $is!s to t)ei$ )ealt) and sa(ety a$ep$ope$ly cont$olled ealt) and sa(ety is about stopping you getting )u$t at -o$! o$ illt)$oug) -o$! Bou$ employe$ is $esponsible (o$ )ealt) and sa(ety but you must )elp

9hat emloyers must do for you1 %ecide -)at could )a$m you in you$ ob and t)e p$ecautions to stop it T)is is

pa$t o( $is! assessment2 n a -ay you can unde$stand eplain )o- $is!s -ill be cont$olled and tell you

-)o is $esponsible (o$ t)is3 #onsult and -o$! -it) you and you$ )ealt) and sa(ety $ep$esentati*es in

p$otecting e*e$yone ($om )a$m in t)e -o$!place4


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If theres a ro!lem1 ( you a$e -o$$ied about )ealt) and sa(ety in you$ -o$!place tal! to you$

employe$ supe$*iso$ o$ )ealt) and sa(ety $ep$esentati*e2 Bou can also loo! at ou$ -ebsite (o$ gene$al in(o$mation about )ealt) and

sa(ety at -o$!3 ( a(te$ tal!ing -it) you$ employe$ you a$e still -o$$ied you can (ind t)e

add$ess o( you$ local en(o$cing aut)o$ity (o$ )ealt) and sa(ety and t)eEmployment edical .d*iso$y Se$*ice *ia SEHs -ebsite: 777/hse/.o/u

Bire safetyBou can get ad*ice on (i$e sa(ety ($om t)e mloyment ri.hts


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Came of 'tudent8

Student "umbe$:

#ou$se:

&lacement Sta$t %ate: &lacement

End %ate:

&lacement Fob Title:

#ompany "ame:

.ccommodation .dd$ess ,)ilst

on &lacement:

&ostcode:

#ompany .dd$ess:

&ostcode:

ome / #ontact Telep)one"umbe$:

Bou$ %i$ect ,o$! Telep)one

"umbe$/Etension:

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"ame o( Supe$*iso$:

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Supe$*iso$Hs Email .dd$ess:

Supe$*iso$Hs Telep)one "o:

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APP>C#I) T9( D Placement "ode ofPractice

>u$ &lacement #ode o( &$actice aims to:

• eplain in simple te$ms -)at all o( ou$ students can epect ($om t)e uni*e$sity

• outline -)at is $easonably epected o( students by t)e uni*e$sity

). *E+ERAL

• ltimately students a$e $esponsible (o$ secu$ing t)ei$ -o$! placement

• T)e &lacement Team -ill p$o*ide suppo$t to students in t)ei$ sea$c) (o$ a

suitable placement . SEAR-(+* OR PLAE/E+T


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