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Industrial Attachment

Nutrition and Dietetics · Level 6  ·  Work placement

960 hoursMinimum time in the workplace
Module VIWhere the curriculum places it
What CDACC says
An individual enrolled in this course will be required to undergo 2 industrial attachments for a minimum period of 960 hours (each 480 hours) in the Nutrition and Dietetics unit.
Nutrition and Dietetics Level 6 curriculum, page 11
Your placement, step by step

Before

  • Get an attachment letter from your institution.
  • Find a firm or workplace in your field and agree your dates with them.
  • Fill in the attachment forms your institution gives you.

During

  • Fill in your logbook every day: the tasks you did and the skills you used.
  • Link each task to the units of your course.
  • Ask your workplace supervisor to sign your logbook every week.
  • Expect a visit by your institution's supervisor.
  • Add evidence of your work (photos, documents, samples) to your Portfolio of Evidence.

After

  • Write your attachment report.
  • Have your workplace supervisor complete and sign the assessment form.
  • Hand in your logbook, report and assessment form to your institution.
Profplanet guidance. Your institution's own attachment rules come first.