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Work placement


A period of unpaid work with an employer undertaken by vocational education and training (VET) students in order to satisfy the requirements of a course or module, with supervision provided by the employer, the training provider or both.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia
(also called field placement, vocational placement, structured work placement) a period of unpaid work with an employer undertaken by TVET students/trainees in order to satisfy the requirements of a course or module, with supervision provided by the employer, the training provider or both.
Source: Wahba 2013, Global
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