WORK07030 2022 Work Placement

Plan and prepare for  the placement and actively participate in recruitment and interview practices.

Relate relevant theory to a work environment and develop a business report on the host company and a designated topic relating to the host company’s activities.

work co-operatively with people from different backgrounds/cultures thus promoting the value of team work in an organisation

Apply knowledge of child protection issues pertinent to the work environment.

Operate professionally and constructively within a multidisciplinary team environment within allocated responsibility demonstrating competence, leadership and autonomy.

Students research and evaluate the potential tourism employment market. 

Students develop a set of job seeking tools (Cover letter, CV, Linkedin, Portfolio etc) 

Students select and evaluate potential employees performance in role played interviews.

Students assess the potential for employment in a range of public and private tourism employers 

Students reflect on individual performance in employment through daily log.

Students develop self critique through placement evaluation with employer and supervisor which is evaluated in work placement report

repeat placement or major assignments

 Work Placement Procedures:

The Institute's supervisor will take an active role in ensuring that all students will be successful in procuring work placements.  The students will be encouraged to obtain their own placement and this will be subject to the Institute's supervisor being satisfied that the particular work placement meets the learning objectives.

The work placement co-ordinator who is responsible for helping students to secure a placement. Each student will also co-ordinate this block focusing on direct preparation for the workplace.

 Work Placement Preparation         

 •·         Identify work place planning requirements

•·         Apply an appropriate curriculum vitae preparation techniques

•·         Examine the application process

•·         Identify appropriate work insurance

•·         Discuss placement experience of past students

•·         Examine module assessment procedures.

Working Abroad

 •·         Identify the pros and cons

•·         Recognise possible financial implications

•·         Recognise possible health implications

•·         Identify work and health insurance requirements

•·         Identify internship requirements

•·         Identify necessary work visas /permits

•·         Recognise the role of embassies as a student support mechanism

 Working With Children

 •·         Identify the role of the student while working with children 

•·         Recognise the need for professionalism

•·         Apply class planning, group organisation & discipline techniques

•·         Identify appropriate activities related to stage of child development

•·         Discuss health & safety issues which may arise

•-          Duty of Care

•-          Negligence

•-          Loco Parentis

•·         Identify associate child protection issues pertinent to the work environment.

Working in the Tourism Industry

 •·         Identify the role of public, private & voluntary providers.

•·         Identify the role of National and regional tourism agencies.

•·         Identify organisational structures & communications networks.

•·         Identify the need for shift & flexible work patterns..

•·         Recognise the importance of ‘Health & Safety' legislation relating to the workplace.          

•·         Identify the need for customer care policy