Professional Experience Placement Policy
Purpose:
This policy outlines our approach to the management and quality assurance of professional experience placements undertaken by students as part of their course enrolment, be they: mandatory professional practicums or clinical placements; internships; service learning; applied research projects; or field placements.
1 | Professional experience placement | Responsible |
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1.1 | The University will embed professional learning experiences in curriculum to support graduate employability and/or to meet course professional accreditation requirements. | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
1.2 | The expectations of students and supervisors will be clear and explicit, and students will be supported and given feedback prior to, during and following their placement. | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
1.3 | Placement experiences will be developed in collaboration with industry partners in keeping with the University’s quality assurance, and safety requirements. | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
1.4 | Placement curriculum will be co-developed by appropriately qualified University and industry staff, and with reference to current scholarship and professional accreditation requirements. | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
1.5 | Placement curriculum will incorporate accessible experiences and will be developed with appropriate regard to equity, inclusivity and cultural awareness | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
1.6 | The University will review placement arrangements and agreements to ensure performance against agreed indicators, external benchmarks, and suitably balanced student workload. | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) |
Definitions and acronyms: placements: applied research project, field, internship, mandatory professional practicum/clinical, service learning
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