International workplacement
Introduction
In this module, you will learn about Office management, and how to view office management in diverse fields of business.
You will learn to understand the importance of office management in businesses and the practical side of it.
The exchange project has a virtual part carried out online. This takes two- four weeks.
After that you will go to the Netherlands for a two-week stay.
This includes short internship visits in Dutch companies with Dutch Graafschap College students.
The virtual part of the project will connect you with the Dutch student group and will help you to get to know the subject.
You will already have done some tasks about the subject.
For all parts of the module you will be working in teams.
This project will allow you to broaden your horizons and develop an understanding of a different European culture.
For the physical exchange part, the two-week visit looks as follows.
First week:
- 1day introduction,
- 2 days of internship/job shadowing in a Dutch company with a Dutch buddy student,
- 2 days attending lectures/workshops and discussing them in class.
Second week:
- 3 days of internship/job shadowing in a Dutch company with a Dutch buddy student,
- 1day attending lectures/workshops and
- 1 day of final presentation on the companies visited and the learning objectives achieved.
Your working hours on school days will be 4-5 hours a day.
Your working hours in the companies will be 6-7 hours a day.
In this module about Office Management, you will learn Office Management skills such as
setting agendas
managing diaries and budgets
organising trips and/ or events
written and oral communication
You will also learn Soft skills such as
presentation
communication
teamworking/collaboration
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Student manual
| Title | Office Management International Work Placement | |
| Description | Learn about Office Management skills in modern business in a real-life international scenario | |
| Learning outcomes | After following this module, You will be able to (skills) Communicate in EnglishCarry out Office management dutiesCooperate with other students from another countryCooperate with students from another educational discipline You will know more about: (knowledge) The field of Office ManagementTypical Office management duties Education in another country You will gain (competences or attitude): An open mindMore courage to take actionCommunication skills | |
| School: Responsible teacher: E-mail: | To be filled out by the sending school | |
| School: Responsible teacher: E-mail: | Receiving school Graafschap College, Doetinchem, Netherlands Ad Durinck a.durinck@graafschapcollege.nl | |
| School: Responsible teacher: E-mail: | ||
Detailed program
| Preparation (Virtual/at home) | 4 week online programme with your entire class 1 hour per week – with whole class(s) Task 1: Exchange (via email or team chat) personal details with the other EU students (name, age, hobbies, studies, where you live etc). Task 2: In own country team, research 1 Irish/Finnish/Dutch company/business (location, product/service, employee numbers etc) Task 3: present your findings from Task 2 (recorded) Task 4: For visiting students only: Complete research on Ireland/The Netherlands/Finland (population, language, location etc) including current rates of unemployment, inflation and economic growth forecasts. Not necessarily simultaneously |
| Physical visit to the Netherlands: Day 1, Monday 20 November: Icebreaker(s) in class haring these with you fellow students. Task 1: All Students – presentation to introduce yourselves (include information on internships) Dutch students – presentation on Doetinchem and the region Cultural visit – tour through Doetinchem Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 November: internship, job shadowing at a Dutch company with a Dutch buddy Student Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November: education programme, Lotus Teas International, simulation Office management skills at Graafschap College | |
| Week 2 | Physical visit to the Netherlands: Monday 27 November, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 November: internship, job shadowing at a Dutch company with a Dutch buddy Student Thursday 30 November: education programme, Lotus Teas International, simulation Office management skills at Graafschap College Friday 1 December: Wrap up and lunch for all students |
| Evaluation | Group/team presentation: Reflection/evaluation on experience (record) |
| Assignment 1 | Orientation |
| Goal | Exploring the project Digital Introduction (pre-visit) over 4 weeks |
| Activities | Have contact with the class abroad Exchange (via email or team chat or recorded video) personal details with the other EU students (name, age, hobbies, studies, where you live etc). In own country team, research 1 Irish/Finnish/Dutch company/business (location, product/service, employee numbers etc) & present their findings For Dutch & visiting Irish/Finnish students only: Complete research on Ireland/The Netherlands/Finland (population, language, location etc) including current rates of unemployment, inflation and economic growth forecasts |
| Result | Presentation |
| Assignment | Presentation: Brief introduction to an Irish/Dutch/Finnish business/company (who they are, where are they located and what do they produce) (recorded) |
| Theory | Soft skills (presentation/communication/teamworking/collaboration) |
| Assignment 2 | Preparation |
| Goal | Know where you go to, and what you can expect. |
| Activities | Induction programme, to the country, class and activities Icebreaker(s) in class Mentimeter – including general questions such as favourite song, hobbies, part-time job and sharing these insights with fellow studentsPresentations |
| Result | Acquainted with the place you go to Knowing the people you’ll work with |
| Assignment | Task 1: All Students – Make a presentation on yourself, your school, the structure of your internship in your country, plus cultural info about your country Dutch students – presentation on Doetinchem and the region |
| Theory | MS Powerpoint |
| Assignment 3 | Realisation |
| Goal | Gain work experience |
| Activities | Join a fellow student/ buddy at his/ her internship |
| Result | Report on activities carried out + Reflection report |
| Assignment | Week 1, day 2 and 3: Shadow the job of the fellow student and complete a daily reflection on activities Week 2, day 1, 2 and 3. |
| Theory |
| Assignment 4 | Realisation |
| Goal | Learn about Office Management |
| Activities | Join simulation programmes in class |
| Result | Portfolio on tasks carried out |
| Assignment | Week 1, day 4 and 5: Various assignments from SPL project Lotus Teas International Week 2, day 4. |
| Theory |
| Assignment 5 | Evaluation |
| Goal | Reflection on module |
| Activities | You will prepare a team reflection on your experience of the module, what you learned, what you liked and what the challenges were for you |
| Result | Presentation |
| Assignment | Make a group/team presentation: Reflection/evaluation on experience (record) Week 2: preparation day 4, final presentation day 5 |
| Theory |
Resource kit
Internship in a Dutch company
Simulation programme ’Lotus Teas International’ at Graafschap College Doetinchem, Netherlands