Gloucestershire Business School Business Placement Scheme Simon Dove Placements Manager

Overview 12 months relevant work experience 4 year course, placement post level 2 Management courses mostly compulsory (but changing ) LTH courses mostly compulsory ICT courses optional 240 each year Private / public / charity – global to local

Employability Enhanced Employability Internal Research –2004 £3000 higher salary + better jobs –2008 Better academic performance External Research 1.De Montford £1500 higher salary + 22% JQI 2.UWE HEA Project –Cognitive, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal

Assessment Work-based Portfolio –Pre placement – Placement Plan –Learning Agreements 3-4 during the year. –Organisational Profile –Regular diary –2000 word evaluation + Action Plan –Evidence: Appraisals, Visit reports, training feedback, minutes ……….. Ungraded – S or U Sandwich Award CATS from 480

Level 2 Reviewing student’s employability skills and competencies. Encouraging career decisiveness. Developing appropriate application literature. Enhancing students recruitment abilities. Advertising wide range of opportunities and supporting student’s own efforts.

Level 1 BM/MM/HT/IBM/MUM187 – Preparation for work (6 weeks) stand alone. –XX160 Learning & Personal Development (12 CAT) –XX187 Transferable Skills (12 CAT) FM190 – Study Skills and Personal Development (24 CAT) CO/BT/MU190 – Study and Transferable Skills. (24 CAT)

Future FM Pilot –Portfolio building in Pebble Pad –Continue using Pebble Pad during placement –Many PP Assets in electronic form already –More convenient –Tutor can easily & regularly monitor activity/progress –Organisational issues. BM Revalidation – New BM 2009 –Skills and Management Module