Module 11: Employer Feedback

Module 11: Employer feedback (midpoint and endpoint)

Employer feedback and the opportunity to ask questions is a key component of ensuring a work placement or employer encounter is “meaningful”. It is recognised that this can be the most challenging aspect of work experience, especially if working in a virtual way. This module provides a guide to ensuring meaningful interaction can occur and gives suggestions as to how to enable such in various scenarios at both the midpoint and endpoint of the experience.

Midpoint Q&A Interaction

Location

School/ College/ Workplace/ Home

Suggested duration

In line with agreed deadlines.
Employer time:
- 30 minutes for midpoint responses to questions 30 minutes for endpoint feedback following presentations

Employer outcomes

Feedback to students particularly in relation to their workplace challenge draft solutions through Q&A session
Opportunity for employees to develop their own skills to support the process

Student outcomes

Develop time management skills to enable an effective Q&A session
Opportunity to engage with employer and gain feedback on work to date to enable modification and further development
Experience a process of receiving and responding effectively to feedback, linking to teacher feedback in school / college

Educator outcomes

A scheduled structure and method of communicating with the employer
Opportunity to highlight the importance of a feedback cycle and the link to teacher feedback to support learning

Endpoint feedback to student presentations

Location

Workplace/ School/ College/ Home

Suggested Duration

In line with agreed deadlines.
(approximately 15 mins per student / group)

Employer outcomes

Gain an insight into the views and solutions of students in response to the different elements of the placement experience Module 2 (Formulating a travel plan), Module 5 (Being an effective employee) and Module 8 (workplace challenge)
Opportunity for employees to develop their own skills through offering constructive feedback to students

Student outcomes

Opportunity to engage with an employer audienc
Opportunity to reflect on the workplace experience

Educator outcomes

Audience of employers to give feedback which can be discussed with students in relation to their experience to support continuous improvement

Employer resources

Facilitator’s guide
Student resource pack
Access to IT/ internet if delivery is virtual
Feedback Assessment Tool (Excel / PDF file)

Student resources

Activity resource pack
Access to IT/ internet if delivery is virtual
Final presentation including feedback points to employer

Educator resources

Facilitator’s guide
Student resource pack
Feedback Assessment Tool (Excel / PDF file)
Access to IT/ internet if delivery is virtual

Module 11