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Vocational Placements

Policy and procedures for arranging Vocational Placements
Arranging Vocational Placements

Vocational placement is where a student is placed in a workplace to receive practical training and experience that is required under, and is an assessable part of, a student's course, leading to the issuing of a qualification or statement of attainment.

NB Structured work placement is not vocational placement.

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Policy and procedures for arranging Vocational Placements

Please use the following Fact Sheet that sets out information including:

• What is a vocational placement?
• Types of vocational placements
• How is a 'vocational placement' different from 'work experience'?

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Arranging Vocational Placements

• How to Apply for a Vocational Placement Scheme (VPS)
• The Vocational Placement Agreement

For more information on vocational placements contact the Accreditation and Vocational Placement Unit.

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