I HAVE SECURED A WORK PLACEMENT

WHAT TO DO NOW?

Once you have you have provisionally secured a work placement with your employer follow the steps:

  • Discuss your Work Placement with your tutor.

  • Submit a Placement Request via Navigate.

    Here is a step-by-step guide on how to submit your requests.

    Before you place your Placement Request, you will need the following information:

    • Company name

    • Full Company Address including postcode

    • Employer Contact Name & telephone number

    • Employer email address

    • Start & end date of work placement

    • Tutor name - Who you have discussed the work placement with

    • What tasks will you be completing on your placement

    • What will your role be & how is the placement relevant to your studies or career path

    • What day/days will you be completing your placement

    • What are the start & finish times you have arranged with your employer (please note placements will need to be completed within College hours ie: 8.30-5.30pm with an 8 hour maximum working day.

    • One month's notice is required for all external placements.

    • The Careers & Employability team will contact your tutor, and employer to discuss logistics, tasks, and due diligence

    • In the unlikely event that your placement is declined, you will be notified by the Careers & Employability team and your Tutor via Navigate

    • Once all checks have been completed you will receive a confirmation email via Navigate.

    IMPORTANT: You can only start your External Work Placement once you have received your confirmation email. If you have any queries, contact your Careers & Employability Sector Lead or Tutor

  • Complete this 'Work Placement Ready' Guide

    IMPORTANT - Please use your college chrome account. 12345@chrome.escg.ac.uk to gain access to the student guide.

  • Complete your Health & Safety Awareness

  • Complete Skills & Preparation Checklist on your Navigate portal

  • Attend your work placement.

  • Complete your timesheet through the Navigate portal, your employer will be sent an email to authorise your hours and induction.

    Complete daily/weekly journal entries on the Navigate portal.

    Support on how to do this can be found here.

  • We hope you have found your Work Placement experience valuable and enabled you to develop your employability skills and knowledge of your career path. As part of good practice, it is important to evaluate your Work Placement Experience.

    This will be done on Navigate.

  • Add your Work Placement to your CV