Virtual Placements

Virtual placements have been given an unexpected boost due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This mode of placement (project-based, working virtually, sometimes via a 3rd party provider) has been in existence for some time, but has not been widely “tried and tested” across the HE sector.

What are the key considerations to factor into our thinking when looking at virtual placements as a viable option for our students?

What works? What doesn’t? What are the benefits to this style of placement? Could they become a long-term feature for your work-based and placement learning programmes? And what have we learnt from remote working which can be beneficial when thinking about virtual placements?

Practical ideas will be conveyed and discussed for the setting up of virtual placements, top tips shared, as well as thoughts on how you might handle the fostering of buy-in from various stakeholder groups. Our experienced workshop facilitators will encourage the sharing of insights from your institutions, as well as good practice examples of support for placement students who opt for (or who are required to take) a virtual placement.

Delegates can expect a participative workshop with plentiful opportunities to connect with others taking part, and ideas to take away.