Practical training orientation (15 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The first part is orientation (receiving information and looking for a placement), the main part is working in the organization and have a learning diary, and finally, you will report and assess your learning with the course assignments.

Objective

The student develops into a responsible specialist with inner entrepreneurship. He/she can describe the management principles and methods of the practical training place. He/she serves in responsible duties promoting his/her own career plan. He/she recognises operational targets for development at the practical training place and can implement a jointly planned development project. He/she recognises his/her own professional strengths and development targets as well as sets goals for the development of his/her own competence before and after the practical training. The practical training guides the student’s career plans in the field and generates preconditions for his/her employment.

Content

Reflection of own competence and professional development. Goals for practical training and career development. International opportunities in the field. Setting the goals for the development of his/her competence in line with the career plan. Small development project during the practical training. Practical training agreement and report.

Location and time

The time of your practical training depends on your situation, and you can do practical training whenever it suits your studies best. Info session is organized on the main campus, and work will be done in an external organization.

Teaching methods

You will receive information of practical training process during the info session, and in addition, you will independently familiarize yourself with the learning objectives and required tasks. You will go through the recruitment process (job-searching, CV, application texts, interview, etc.) and find a practical training placement independently. You will work in external organization with the guidelines of the working place and have a learning diary to assess your own learning process. You will report and evaluate the learning process and create a blog/vlog of your practical training.

You will have an opportunity to have a support of the Practical Training Coordinator.

Employer connections

You will work 365 hours in the tourism industry.

International connections

You have an opportunity to implement the course abroad. You will receive more information during the info session.

Completion alternatives

If you have strong experience from the tourism and hospitality field that meets the learning goals of the course, you have opportunity to apply for accreditation. Discuss this possibility with your career tutor during your Personal Learning Plan (PLP) discussion. You will receive more information of the accreditation during the info session.

Student workload

The 405 hours are divided into three parts:
- 20 hours for familiarizing yourself with the course and looking for an internship (including info session):
- 365 hours of working in an external organization;
- 20 hours of reflecting, reporting and evaluating your own learning.

Depending on your previous experience and documents of job-searching, the first part of the course may require you to prepare the application materials.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment methods are based on learning objectives. Assessment is qualitative, based on a criteria and the student's self-assessment plays an important role in it.

Qualifications

Practical training

Further information

To pass the course, you confirm with a self-assessment that you have completed the learning objectives of the course.