{"id":2061,"date":"2020-07-06T13:32:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/highlyskilledemployment\/?page_id=2061"},"modified":"2020-07-06T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:32:49","slug":"extract-from-academic-quality-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/highlyskilledemployment\/extract-from-academic-quality-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Extract from Academic Quality &amp; Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Extract from Academic Quality &amp; Standards that defines what constitutes as a placement.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Sandwich Mode: The \u2018sandwich mode\u2019 of study applies to courses which incorporate a significant period of supervised work experience or industrial placement of at least an academic year, which is non-credit bearing. Sandwich courses are distinct from other courses that are offered in FT or PT mode which may include credit bearing work- based learning modules involving shorter periods of placement. For external reporting purposes, sandwich years are defined by HEFCE as either a \u2018thick\u2019 or a \u2018thin\u2019 sandwich according to the following criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> Thick sandwich students are those for which an industrial (or other) placement causes a continuous absence from full-time study of at least one academic year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> Thin sandwich must involve the student in an average of more than 21 hours study a week for a minimum of 24 weeks study\/placement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">To carry an award title of \u2018degree in sandwich mode\u2019, a course must adhere to one of these definitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Where a course is offered in sandwich mode, it must also be offered in full time mode. This is to ensure an alternative for students who are unable to gain a sandwich year placement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Sandwich courses should incorporate both pre- and post-placement modules that enable students to prepare for their sandwich year and allow an opportunity to reflect on their learning during the sandwich year after they have returned to full time study during the fourth and final year of the sandwich course.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extract from Academic Quality &amp; Standards that defines what constitutes as a placement. Sandwich Mode: The \u2018sandwich mode\u2019 of study applies to courses which incorporate a significant period of supervised [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11704,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbsiV1-xf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":857,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/highlyskilledemployment\/sandwich-placements\/","url_meta":{"origin":2061,"position":0},"title":"Sandwich Placements and APDip","author":"Natalie Brownell","date":"August 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Sandwich Placements and APDip Responsibilities (Academic) BlackBoard Sites Support Applied Professional Diploma The sandwich placement is usually the third year of a 4-year undergraduate degree; and the second year of a 2-year postgraduate degree. 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