Your industry placement responsibilities
This shows you at a glance what responsibilities you have at different stages of the placement.
Planning and preparation
- Tell the college or school what kind of student you would be keen to place and the skills you’re looking for
- Draft a role guide for the student and give it to the college or school
- You may choose to hold a CV screening and/or interview process – if so, discuss it with the college or school
- Decide who’s going to supervise the student, and check that they’re willing and able to do it
- Review and agree legal and policy requirements with the college or school, for example health and safety, Employer Liability Insurance
- Identify any equipment and other things that the student will need, including IT access
- Discuss with your college or school how you might need to support students with special educational needs or disabilities
Final preparations
- Agree and sign the industry placement agreement with the college or school, and the student, including the student’s working hours, development objectives and learning goals, and other arrangements
- Work with the college or school, and the line manager to develop a suitable work plan and tasks for the student
- With the college or school, agree joining instructions and expectations to be shared with the student before the placement starts
- Work with the school or college to prepare induction
During placements
- Take part in the student’s induction
- Support the student to develop practical skills to do the job well – this could include training on specific processes, systems or software
- Use planned and unplanned opportunities for students to practise their skills and step out of their comfort zone
- Let them experience a variety of tasks, avoiding too much repetition
- Give regular feedback so the student knows when they are and aren’t meeting expectations, what they’re doing well and how they can improve
- Contribute to progress reviews
- Tell the college or school about any successes or concerns so they can give the student extra support
Review and evaluation
- Review the benefits of the placement to you and the business
- Decide if you can offer more placements in future
- Consider offering the student further temporary work and/or employment– note that they should finish their course of study before becoming employed
- Contribute to the end-of-placement review, giving feedback on the student’s commitment, achievements and behaviours, and summarising the practical skills the student has gained
- Write an appraisal for the student for their future use
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