Curriculum Information

Employer's responsibilities;
To supply a suitably qualified Supervising Engineer for the student.
To provide induction training.
To complete the University's Health and Safety Checklist prior to the placement commencing and provide instruction in Health and safety aspects.

To seek to provide the student a clearly defined training programme through regular appraisal interviews.
To maintain a balance between the needs of the organisation and the training needs of the student.
University's responsibilities;
To support the student's quest for placement through the SWE co-ordinator.
To vet possible placements to ensure that the work offered is of an appropriate level and content and that the company complies with the HASAWA 1974.
To agree a programme of training/work with the Supervising Engineer and student.
To visit the student on two or three occasions to confirm that the training objectives are being achieved through
discussions with both the student and Supervising Engineer.
To produce a written report on each visit and to discuss its contents with the student at the time.
Student's responsibilities;
To maintain a diary/log book of all the activities undertaken during the period(s) of Supervised Work Experience
which will be made available for inspection by the Supervisor.
To use this diary/log book to complete a formal 'Training Report' on the whole of the SWE for examination and
assessment by the Academic Tutor.
To undertake a fifteen minute presentation of his/her experience to an audience of academic staff and students.