Student Placement 2
Current Workplace: Bachelor of Applied Social Science
(No specialisation, Coaching and Management)
Students may be currently employed or volunteering in occupations where they deliver or
provide appropriate services to clients that meet the Placement Standards of their program.
Students who believe their current workplace meets the required placement standards and
learning outcomes, and who would like to undertake their placement at their current
workplace are required to first discuss this option with your Student Placement Officer prior
to submitting a Current Workplace Application to the Student Placement Department.
Learning outcomes of Student Placement:
1. Application of specialised theory into practice in a relevant environment that is
challenging and supportive
2. Consolidate and develop their specialised knowledge and skills base
3. Network and develop links within the placement organisation and across the industry
4. Identify, clarify and explore career options
5. Enhance their personal and professional development
6. Build and develop their professional confidence
Students wishing to undertake a placement in their current workplace will need to undertake
a project or change of work focus that demonstrates the application of the theory learnt in
your course, in practice in your workplace. This project must be an extension of or different
to the student’s current job description (unless the student is in a new role). This ensures
that the placement will provide the student with an opportunity to apply the skills they have
been learning at ACAP.
Students will need to provide the Student Placement Department with a detailed portfolio to
support their application (refer to guidelines below).
The Current Workplace Application must include the following:
 Completed Application Form
 A current job description
 Completed page 3 of this application describing a proposed project/work
focus description which demonstrates a clear delineation between the existing
work focus and the proposed work focus and how this project allows you to put
theory into practice – signed by your supervisor
 Evidence of appropriate supervision arrangements with no dual
relationship. The proposed supervisor must not have a dual relationship with
the student in order to independently provide feedback and support to the
student (e.g. subordinate, family member, friend etc)
Upon submission, the application will be assessed by the Student Placement
Department who will notify the student once their application has been assessed.
Incomplete Current Workplace Applications which do not address the five points above
will not be assessed and will be returned to the student. If a placement is approved,
the student will proceed as though they were commencing a placement within any
other organisation.
There is a 7 day assessment period for Current Workplace Applications so please
plan accordingly.
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Current Workplace for Placement
Application
You must keep a copy your application as it will not be returned.
1 – STUDENT DETAILS
ACAP student ID number
Title Family Name
Contact Phone
Student Placement 1
Student Placement 2
Given Name(s)
Mobile
Address
E-mail Address
Specialisation
There is a 7 day assessment period for Current Workplace Applications so
please plan accordingly.
2 – APPLICATION DETAILS
The Current Workplace Application must include the following:
 An Application Letter outlining an alternative project/work focus within the
organisation that either differs to or is an extension of the student’s normal role
and can meet the goals stated in the Student Learning Contract and meets the
required placement standards and learning outcomes of Student Placement
 A current job description
 Completed page 3 of this application describing a proposed project/work
focus description which demonstrates a clear delineation between the existing
work focus and the proposed work focus and how this project allows you to put
theory into practice
 Evidence of appropriate supervision arrangements with no dual
relationship. The proposed supervisor must not have a dual relationship with
the student in order to independently provide feedback and support to the
student (e.g. subordinate, family member, friend etc)
3 – OFFICE USE ONLY
Date:
Received by College
Received by Student Placement
Department
Approved/ Not Approved
Hours if approved:
Notification sent to applicant
Sydney Campus
(NSW, ACT, WA and OS)
T 02 9964 6300
F 02 9964 6370
[email protected]
Signature:
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Brisbane Campus
(QLD and NT)
T 07 3234 4412
F 07
2 3236 0037
[email protected]
Melbourne Campus
(VIC, TAS and SA)
T 03 8613 0600
F 03 9614 0531
[email protected]
Special Project for Workplace for Placement
(Special projects should reflect your specialized learning in coaching management or social science. Ideas include; surveys, policy and procedure
review or writing, implementation and evaluation of new policy, organisational development projects etc)
Describe your special project here:
This special project described above must demonstrate applying the theory you have learnt throughout your course into practice. It
must not be part of your role description. The project must relate to your social science course.
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Review all units undertaken to date and select 4
Select unit outcomes that apply to this project and enter in column 2
Devise a learning goal to demonstrate applying this theoretical knowledge in practice through your project work
Describe how you will be assessed regarding your achievement of this learning goal
ACAP UNIT:
Choose 4 units
from your
studies
Sample
Conflict
Management
Unit Objectives of the Unit
Choose 8 learning outcomes from these 4
units that apply to this project
1.
identify, within your own workplace
context, the opportunities for using
conflict management skills
Learning Goal for this placement.
Demonstrate application of this outcome
from theory into practice
Develop research, analysis and survey
design skills
2. identify strategies for managing and
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Method of Assessment
Describe how your learning will be
assessed on this placement
Regular discussions with supervisor re:
 overall design of the survey
 survey questions
 analysis methods
 reporting format
Submit the final survey to my
supervisor for comment
resolving conflict
Student Signature
X
SIGN HERE
Placement Supervisor Signature
X
SIGN HERE
Date
DD/ M M / Y Y Y Y
Date
DD/ M M / Y Y Y Y
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