Building employer relationships/networking
Criteria for identifying suitable placements
Tips for engaging employers
Monitoring & evaluating placements
Legal requirements & contracts
Understanding the labour market
Goal setting for VET providers
Planning a programme for the student
Involving students in special projects
Range of suitable tasks/activities
Why offer WBL opportunities to students
Awareness of business and industry needs, growth areas etc.
Employers’ requirements regarding potential employees
Student report from WBL experience
Student reflections (e.g. learning logs, diaries, workbooks etc)
Feedback from Employers/Mentors
WBL challenges (e.g. dealing with conflict)
Identifying areas of interest /profiling
Learner and employer expecations
Visiting employers to inspect placements
Learner and employer expectations
Role of the company mentor
Standard Employer Evaluation
Sample Risk Assessment - Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Student Placement Code of Conduct
Placement Provider Guidelines
Placement Health and Safety
Further & Higher Education Placement Partnership Agreement
Student Placement Code of Conduct
Work Placement and Experience Standard Operating Procedure
Sample Risk Assessment - Animal Related Placements
Learner Soft Skills – Reflective Log
Learner Soft Skills - Journal
Considerations for VET Providers
Recommendations for Evaluating Student Presentations
Be a Mentor in the Workplace
Core Statutory Quality Assurance (QA) Guidelines Statutory QA Guidelines – Assessment Section
Externships for Teachers, Tutors and Trainers
Reflection on Work Placement Experience and Future Planning
Guidelines for Teachers/Tutors/Trainers involved in the delivery of Work Experience
Work Placement Search Template for Students
Learner Soft Skills – Action Plan
Learner Soft Skills - Evaluation
Guidelines for Students on Work Placements Overseas
Wochenbericht über Betriebseinsatz / Assessment of weekly reports
Unpacking Soft Skills / Unpacking Work Placement Assessment Criteria for Soft Skills
Work Based Learning (WBL): Roles and Responsibilities
Work Experience Activity Reports – for Health Care Skills Programmes
Work Experience Activity Reports – for Health Care Skills Programmes
Work Experience Diary – Student Diary Guidance
Work Placement Cover Letter Template – Health Service Skills Programme
Work Placement Diary Template
Employers understanding of national Curriculum related to WBL
Awareness of the awarding bodies
Skills Audit – Preparing for the Work Placement
Sample Student Application Letters for Work Placement
Personal Skill Audit Template for Students
Bewertung des betrieblichen Einsatzes – Reflexionsniveau und Präsentation
Betriebspraktikum – Leitfaden zum Praktikum
Bericht über Praktikumsbesuch
Beurteilungsbogen zur Selbsteinschätzung/ Fremdeinschätzung der praktischen Tätigkeit im Betrieb
Dokumente Praktikum IT-Assistent/in
Weekly report on placement
Assessment of Work Based Learning
Guideline on how to support and assess the student´s work placement
Assessment of performance and outcomes of practical training