202-001 Industry Placement#

This subject is a hurdle requirement for completion of the Bachelor of Agriculture, Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Technology), Bachelor of Animal Science and Management, Bachelor of Food Science, Bachelor of Forestry, Bachelor of Horticulture, Bachelor of Resource Management, and the combined degrees.

Work experience is a feature of all ILFR degree and advanced diploma courses. On completion of Industry Placement, students should have:

• direct experience of employment and of employer-employee relationships in a range of workplaces in the relevant land and food industries;

• improved inter-personal and vocational skills;

• broader understanding of the diversity of workplaces and professional roles in the relevant land and food industries;

• greater appreciation of the practical application of the content taught during their course;

• and improved practical skills relevant to the management and operation of businesses in the land and food industries.

Industry placements may be undertaken in a range of businesses in the relevant land and food industries. These include commercial farm, horticulture or forest operations, service industries including financial institutions, government departments and agencies, research and development organisations, processing and marketing companies. Students are responsible for organising their own placement, but will be assisted if requested and will be assigned a supervisor for the subject. Formal training in workplace occupational health and safety, risk assessment, and practical skills may be provided in block courses to give students an appreciation of safe working practices.

A written report (1000 words) is submitted on one period of industry placement and is marked as pass/fail only. A journal must be kept for all placements and be made available for review by the campus coordinator. Host employers will complete evaluation forms assessing the standards of performance and participation achieved by students while on placement.