What are the benefits to provider organisations undertaking vocational placements?
• Providing a communication channel with employers/businesses • Helping to achieve organisation quality standards (Ofsted, TQS, Investors in People, Framework for Excellence) • Enabling courses and qualifications to be provided that are more relevant to the needs of industry/businesses • Creating new leaner placement opportunities • Allowing your organisation to understand and be responsive to the needs of industry/businesses. Back to top Q: What are the deadlines for registration and completion of Business Interchange placements? A: Placements must be registered and approved by 4 June 2010. The deadline for completing placements and submitting the placement evaluations to Lifelong Learning UK is 30 September 2010. Please note, the Business Interchange coordinator service will be available until 15 June 2010 to provide support in finding business hosts, arranging placements and completing the evaluation process. After this date there will be access to support resources through this web