Dear College & University Educators
Unlock Tomorrow's Talent in Today's Work
Educators can build pathways and forge links with employers to enable student access to real-world experiences in a variety of roles across sport and leisure.
sportscotland would like to help you connect with employers to explore partnership opportunities and enable placements that enhance your students learning experiences.
PASS (Placement Agreements for Students in Sport) aims to support those seeking to build and formalise quality work-based learning experiences for students, educators and employers in sport and leisure.
We know that placements can help the economy, boost employability for students, and enable employers to build early connections with the prospective workforce of the future.
Use the PASS support outlined below to help unlock these benefits.
Build a Placement - guidance and tools to help educators and employers shape formal placement experiences.
Find a Placement - information hub to help connect your placement needs, and students, with employers.
Follow these simple steps to reach employers in sport & leisure…
Step 1 - Generate a simple outline of your placement including the following information:
- Institution/department - Course title/description - Placement type** - Desired roles/learning experiences - Timelines/hours - Key contact(s).
- Send to steven.lytham@sportscotland.org.uk
Step 2 - sportscotland will share your placement outline on Find Placements for Employers, communicate with employers, and promote through social media.
Step 3 - Encourage students to complete a Student Profile. Share the Placement Opportunities for Students page.
Step 4 - Receive interest directly from employers and activate discussion to reach a desired placement partnership.
(**Placement Types = Practice, Project, Shadow - more info in guidance)
Tools that can help…
- Check out existing placement outlines here - Find Placements for Employers
- Partnership Agreement - formalise an approach to placements with an educator.
- Student Profile - students can consider and share key information for employers.
When the placement is complete, consider…
- …asking for feedback from your staff, students, and employer contacts.
- …profiling the impact and benefits of your student placement experience
For further information and questions, please contact steven.lytham@sportscotland.org.uk