Placements Conference, 15th September 2005

A one-off Placements Conference organised by the University's Placements Working Group, was held on 15th September 2005 on the Falmer site of the University of Brighton.

The sessions held at the conference are detailed below, along with copies of presentations, where these are available:

Keynote presentations:

Work-place Learning: Old Agendas and New - Val Butcher , Senior Adviser for Employability, Higher Education Academy

Remarks from the sidelines - Matthias Feist, Careers, Placements & Alumni Manager Regents Business School, London (presentation not yet available)

Workshops :

When is a placement not a placement?: Encouraging students to work in Community organisations as part of their degree studies – Juliet Millican, Mentoring Manager: Community University Partnership Programme (presentation not yet available)

Placements and disabled students - Kirsty Mackenzie, Disability Support Services Manager

A reflection of built environment student experiences during student placement – Noel Painting, Senior Lecturer: School of the Environment (presentation not yet available)

One step ahead: The value of Sport and Leisure Management placements to graduates working in sport - Dr Marc Keech, Senior Lecturer: Chelsea School, Helen Bartlett, Community Sports Liaison Officer: Beacon Community College and Kelly Harris, Sports Development Officer: Wealden District Council.

Managing placements within the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery - Issues, problems and solutions - Steve Pew, Principal Lecturer: INAM and Simon Whiffin, Web & Database Administrator/Lecturer: INAM

Assessing the safety of student work placements – Alan Cowen, Head of Health and Safety

Using studentcentral to support placements – Dr Stan Stanier, Information Services

Student perceptions of placements and the School of Service Management : the true picture – Clare Weeden, Senior Lecturer: School of Service Management