Preparing for your placement

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity you should be better prepared for the start of your work placement.

The following activity and questions are intended to help you to prepare for a new placement, both in terms of what to expect when you arrive but also how to better understand the people you’ll be working with on placement. You may need to adapt it slightly to suit your particular placement.

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Reflective Questions

  1. What other practical steps can you take to prepare for your placement?
  2. Do you have any preconceived ideas of what your placement will be like? What has led to these?
  3. Think about how you feel ahead of your first placement. Are you nervous? Excited? Stressed? Speak with other students and compare your thoughts. What do you learn from their perspective?
Preparation for practice