Our courses have been designed in line with the UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office) requirements for student work placements, we ask employers when creating work timetables and rotas to bear in mind that our students must also carry out their studies and complete assignments during the period they are in the work placement. Allowances should be made for students in this regard. Continuous assessment of the student’s academic work will be monitored by the college.
Key Work Placement Leadership and Managerial Competencies
Key Objectives for Placement
Continuous Assessment of the changing work environment
• An explicit statement of the goals and key elements of hospitality or retail based upon evidence, best practice and customers’ expectations and their characteristics;
Communication and Interpersonal Relating
Diversity within Communication
• The facilitation of communication among team members and with customers and potential customers;
Clarity of Processes/Systems
Appreciation for systems and roles
• The coordination of the ‘hospitality/retail’ process by coordinating the roles and sequencing the activities of the multidisciplinary team, customers their relatives, associates and other stakeholders;
Values and Ethics
Integrity and Respect
• Demonstrated respect of people and laboratory principles. Incumbent maintains a respectful, diverse and inclusive work environment where decisions and transactions are transparent and objective. They hold themselves, their employees, and their organisations accountable for their actions.
Strategic Thinking
Analysis and Ideas
• Incumbent offers advice and creates plans based on analysis of issues and trends and how these link to the responsibilities, capabilities and potential of their organisation. Scan an ever-changing, complex environment in anticipation of emerging crises and opportunities. Develop well-informed advice and strategies that are sensitive to the various needs of multiple stakeholders and partners, reflect the strategic direction of the department and position the organisation for success.
Engagement
People, Organisations and Partners
• Engage people, organisations, and partners in developing goals, executing plans, and delivering results.
• Mobilise teams, building momentum to get things done by communication clearly and consistently, investing time and energy to engage the whole organisation, use negotiation skills and adaptability to encourage recognition of joint concerns, collaboration, and to influence the success of outcomes. Follow and lead across boundaries to engage broad-based stakeholders, partners, and customers in an agenda and strategy.
Management Excellence
Action Management, People Management, Financial Management
• Deliver results by maximising organisation effectiveness and sustainability. Ensure that people have the support and tools they need and that the workforce as a whole has the capacity and diversity to meet current and longer-term organisational objectives.
• Align people, work, and systems with the business strategy to harmonize how they work and what they do. Conscientiously assign performance goals offer year round performance feedback, and conduct timely performance discussions and reviews.
Resource Management
Budget Management and Management of other resources
• Accesses and reviews standard budget reports as appropriate for the organisation; creates yearly spending plan for all budget accounts; keeps appropriate records of organisation spending and tracks it against spending plans; reallocates resources as organisational change occurs.
• Regularly analyses budget data to identify trends and improve the cost effectiveness of unit processes and practices; gathers and organises credible data to make a business case for changes and additional resources
