Job Description

• Introductions to students on induction with on-going close contact throughout the year.

• Communicate via Canvas, engage and verbally any work placement opportunities or apprenticeship vacancies.

• Secure Placements for students.

• Identify and develop relationships with appropriate work placements and assess the compliance of the work placement with Health and Safety, Insurance cover and other relevant criteria.

• Ensure that a student has relevant vetting documentation prior to attendance at the work placement if required.

• Ensure that students are familiar with their responsibilities on work placement, including health and safety and child protection / the protection of vulnerable adults.

• Complete all work placement documentation including safety assessments.

• Validate student hours and placement locations.

• Inform and liaise with employers, students and staff on all matters relating to the progress of students in the work placement setting.

• Prepare relevant work placement /assessment documentation and maintain appropriate records on every student.

• Monitor the attendance of students in work placement and follow up any students who have not been attending placement.

• Ensure that all documentation and authorisation procedures are adhered to

• Develop industrial links through the establishment of partnerships/further placements such as Speakers for Schools

• To look after the training and placement activities of students

• To have close liaison with industry for the placement of students.

• To work in consultation with coordinator Industry Institute interaction for organizing lectures from the professionals and industry.

• To collect feedback from the companies coming for placement

• Arrange training programmes for soft skills and for interview facing skills for the students using institutional and external expertise.