1. Major G. Junior Virgo Industrial Experience Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA (UTech) Industrial Work Experience Programme (IWEP)
Major G. Junior Virgo
Industrial Experience Coordinator

2. Overview Introduction Nature of Placement Student Indemnity
Discrimination and Sexual Discrimination
Employers’ Responsibility
Evaluation of Students Work
Benefits
Student Health Insurance
Students Identification
Industrial Work Experience Student

3. Introduction
All employees especially supervisors and process coordinators within each company, institution, or organization are to be made aware of the Industrial Work Experience (IWE ) student and their responsibilities
IWE student supervision and evaluating must be clearly communicated

4. Nature of Placement Apprenticeship Law
Employer-student compliance with the law
Labour laws
Labour act
Age requirement for hazardous occupants
Occupational health
Safety regulation

5. Students Indemnity
UTech via the Student Service division and insurance broker work towards producing indemnity letters for each IWE student

6. Procedure
The School of Engineering provides the relevant information for the student
The IWE coordinator then submits the students’:
ID number
Programme of study
Name and address of organization/institution accommodating the student
The date the student will begin the IWE programme

7. Procedure cont’d
The information is then sent from student services to the Insurance Agency for the letters to be prepared.
The letter will then be hand-delivered to the Administrative Support office for dispatch to the student making the request
*NB: The time between request and delivery of the letter will be three (3) working days.

8. Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
All IWE students are entitled to full protection of anti-discrimination laws.
UTech/IWEP does not condone any form of discrimination towards students on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, nationality.
Sexual harassment tolerance is zero towards any IWE student and termination of relationship with any company, organization or institution that has exhibit any discriminatory act will result.

9. Employers’ Responsibility
Interviewing and Selecting students
Confidentiality of IWE student records
Assist with the development of the student
Develop a training/work schedule
Provide time to orient, train and give feedback to the student

10. Employers’ Responsibility
Periodically review the students progress
Complete evaluation forms and submit to the IWE coordinator
Provide continuous corrective feedback during the learning process
Supervise the student in a manner that is appropriate for his/her educational level and experience.

11. Evaluation of Students Work
Approximately two weeks before the end of each IWE period, all evaluation forms will be resubmitted to the students, which should be passed on to their supervisor(s)
An evaluation discussion should be held with the student and the evaluation form returned a least one week before the due date.

12. Benefits
The employer may or may not offer a package to the IWE student
Students are often interested in defraying educational cost than in benefit packages, however any benefit will be greatly appreciated

13. Fair Labour Consideration should be given to: 40 hours work week
Overtime work
Lunch break
* NB Any deviations should be communicated to the students

14. Student Health Insurance
Full-time students are covered by the University’s LOJ indemnity plan; in addition, there is a student health programme provided by the university.
The coverage remains in effect during the IWE period.
Students who require long term hospitalization need to acquire their own private insurance
Whenever an emergency health problem arises with the IWE student the employer/supervisor may contact the University at

15. Co-op Student Identification
All IWE student must provide documentation of the identity
This is important for both identification and authorization at work
Employers who experience difficulty in obtaining appropriate documentations should contact the IWE coordinator

16. IWE Students on National Duty
Students who participate in national, intercollegiate athletics events during their IWE period may seek time off and letter from the organizers of the event submitted to the immediate supervisor
Others events such as :
- Debate
- Drama
- Fellowship
- Awards function
- Representing country
- Scholarship may require similar consideration

17. Job Training
IWE intends to prepare work-ready graduates as such the student should be placed in an environment that will achieve the stated objective

18. Students Performance
Students are expected to accept IWE positions with a seriousness of purpose and to perform their work accurately and responsible.
An employer may terminate the activities of an IWE student if he/she performs below standard and such a case the employer should make the student aware

19. Students Performance cont’d
The coordinator will confer with the employer and student to rectify the problem, however if an acceptable solution cannot be reached the IWE student may be discharged

20. Industrial Work Experience Programme (IWEP)
Major G. Virgo
Industrial Work Experience Coordinator