Higher Education Placement Student Review

by Field Studies Council

Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Weather recording, resource creation, nature surveying, class management, equipment repair, shop work, centre lock up, brand updating, answering phone calls, timetable updating. Occasional teaching, bar work

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Confidence, group mamagement teaching, data collecting, learning how to work with different registers, conflict resolution

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was responsible for teaching certain young groups, and was often in charge of making sure the centre was locked up and everyone was safe. I was also repsonsible for a few emergency situation, and was responsible for being a good face for the company on a few occasions

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I was given a lot of flexible support - the team was close knit and did everything it could to support me

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Very positive and close knit

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I emjoyed it massively

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Field Studies Council

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Field Studies Council to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Field Studies Council

    • Make sure you are aware of transport options before starting, and take advantage of any extra opportunites they may be provided

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Education/Teaching, Environmental Science, Customer Service, Retail, Surveying

South West

October 2023

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