Roles and Responsibilities

Placement Tutor:

▪ provides academic oversight of practical placements;

▪ ensures the organisation and proper administration of placements;

▪ is responsible for the quality and academic content of placements,

▪ cooperates with organisations suitable for the provision of practical placements,

▪ prepares documentation required for the tripartite Placement Agreement and maintains communication with the placement mentors at individual placement providers;

▪ introduces students to the objectives, structure, focus and requirements of placements and informs them about the assessment methods and requirements for obtaining course credit;

▪ approves placement providers by confirming the students' placement registration in the Placement Portal www.praxe.vspj.cz within five days of submission;

▪ delivers the Practical Placement Seminar;

▪ specifies the requirements for applications for the recognition of placements completed outside college studies;

▪ provides recommendations regarding the recognition of Practical Placement 1 and Practical Placement 2 (the final decision is made by the Degree Programme Director);

▪ awards course credits based on the evaluation of the required documentation;

▪ monitors students’ attendance and fulfilment of placement requirements through telephone or email communication, or by conducting on-site visits.

Head of the Department:

▪ considers and resolves disputed cases.

Student:

▪ selects a placement provider from the database available in the Placement Portal www.praxe.vspj.cz, or with the prior approval of the Placement Tutor, another suitable organisation;

▪ submits a fully completed and signed Placement Agreement to the College of Polytechnics Jihlava not later than three days before the placement begins;

▪ prepares the Learning Agreement/Placement Plan in cooperation with the placement mentor before commencing the placement and submits it to the Placement Tutor no later than the first day of the placement;

▪ records each day of placement activity in the Placement Diary via the Placement Portal www.praxe.vspj.cz;

▪ prepares and submits the Placement Portfolio no later than seven days after completing the placement.