The industrial links placement component of the programme provides the learner with a learning environment in which they may test and evaluate their skills, attitudes and knowledge acquired during the college based part of the programme. This should take place through paid employment in a suitable industrial environment. However, if the college is unable to place the learner in paid employment, the learner will fulfil the programme requirement by completing a reserach project under the supervision of a member of staff.
The aim of this module is to provide the learner with an opportunity to apply, in an industrial environment, the technical and transferable skills acquired in college. This module aims to expand and develop the learner’s knowledge of industrial technology, systems, processes, organisation and practices and to provide opportunity to demonstrate high ethics along with health and safety best practice. The module is also supported by the Communications 2 (Comm2103) module in relation to CV preparation and by the Careers Office via a bespoke work placement preparatory workshop
It is expected that the position open to industrial placement learners would be comparable to that of a junior technician. Industrial placement by its very nature will be very varied and the leraner may find themselves in a wide range of indistrial environments, from high volume manufacturing operations to local engineering workshops. Whatever the environment, a minimum standard of experience will be required. Thus the learner’s placement must involve at leats some of the following activities/skills.
Teamworking. Quality Assurance/Control. Use of common PC software packages. Report writing. Laboratory testing. Problem solving and analysis. Project management. Workshop skills.
Teh learner shiuld have the opportunity of working on a project where he/she would be given, under supervision, the responsibility to complete a significant part of that project.
The college will strive, with industry, to ensure the quality and quantity of learning available to each learner is comparable.
The material will be presented to the learners in the form of
- Instruction will be by six month industrial placement
- On-the-job trianing by direct supervision
- Learners will be visited by lecturers during the placement to ensure that they are receiving adequate training.
- Learners will also be expected to comply with the lawful instructions of their employers and the college during the placement period.
- Learners must cease working for the company at the end of the placement period
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |