Janus Project Meeting Vienna ITT Dublin Ireland Interim

Janus Project Meeting Vienna ITT Dublin Ireland Interim Report Angela Feeney Head of Humanities

�Tourism �Hospitality �Social Care Practice �Surveyed 50 students with 35 responses from trainees and surveyed 3 mentors/supervisors �Students on these programmes must complete placements in the sector �Age group: 21 -25 year olds Sector Surveyed

�Comportment and attitude of trainees �Presentation �Willingness to learn �Time is an issue i. e. getting qualified staff to supervise trainees especially in the social care area where keeping supervision logs, getting feedback and final assessment is important to the process Main difficulties identified

�There were no issues relating to age noted among those surveyed �Context is important herehospitality/tourism/social care tends to be populated by individuals who have a caring approach to clients and trainees Age Issues

�Clarity of roles and responsibilities-clear documentation to support this �Training to be provided for supervisors and mentors �Offering training CPD credits for participation in Recommendations

� Communication is essential between all partiesthe trainee/trainer/mentor � Monitoring is essential to support the traineee. g. through the use of an online reflective diary and three-way supervisory meetings � All surveyed view traineeships as positive � Trainees gain confidence � Trainees become more employable � Good for companies also-good indicator that they have an open door and are up to standard � 50% of those surveyed were offered employment by the companies Overall conclusions