• UWCSEA East - World of Learning Agreement

    All G10 UWCSEA students will go out on a one week UNPAID World of Learning Placement and UWCSEA East will facilitate as follows.

  • Hosts, please scroll down to the yellow section titled "Information for Hosts".

    Parents/Guardians and Students, please scroll down to the red section titled "Parent/Guardian and Student Acknowledgement".

  • Students, please provide the following information below and submit this form so that your Host can provide the details of your placement.

  • There has been a great deal of thought and work put into our World of Learning program, but its success can only be achieved if all students give their best. The programme does not prepare students for a specific career, nor does it guarantee them a job on completion of their schooling. Parents/Guardians and students are reminded that participating organisations and companies are doing community service by helping students learn more about a career.

    Please review the following, and if you are agreeable to the following, please provide your emergency contact's details below and submit this form.

    • I understand that this is a compulsory part of the G10UWC course, and is not optional
    • I understand that this is an unpaid experience
    • I will arrive at the placement site/ online at my scheduled time.
    • I will follow the rules and regulations of the company/ host placement.
    • I will dress according to the standards expressed by my Supervisor and as deemed appropriate for video conferencing.
    • I will take the appropriate time for lunch and check-in with my Supervisor before I leave and when I return.
    • If an accident or injury occurs, I will notify my Supervisor immediately
    • If I am sick, I will contact my Supervisor immediately.
    • I will not make personal calls from the host placement site or use onsite equipment or supplies for personal use. I understand that if I am assigned a computer, I will not abuse my privileges by using the computer for personal use such as email, games and Social Media.
    • If the company/host placement takes photographs of me onsite/ during the placement and plans to use these for the company’s promotional or communication purposes, they must ask for my written consent together with that of my parent/boarding parent.
    • I will set aside time for self-assessment and feedback from my supervisor using this feedback form.
    • I will not hold the College liable for any damages, losses and/or injuries incurred by me during the World of Learning experience.
    • I will contact the World of Learning Coordinator, Clare Kiersey (internshipateast@uwcsea.edu.sg / kathleen.kiersey@uwcsea.edu.sg) regarding any questions, challenges or conflict in the placement including but not limited to being made to feel uncomfortable or unsafe at any time during the placement.
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  • Information for Hosts

  • WORLD OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE HOST

    Thank you for your willingness to host one of our students during the week of June 3-7, 2024. We hope this week will provide an opportunity for our students to explore a career path, learn about your field and build skills that will help them in the future. We really appreciate your efforts to expose our students to the various aspects of your organisation, while providing a perspective of the types of tasks and expectations of your profession.

    Please review and sign this document agreeing to host one of our students.

    • I agree to host the student named above, for the duration of the World of Learning Week (3-7 June 2024) at my organisation or online where I will provide opportunities for the student to learn about my profession and the various aspects of my career.
    • I agree to allow the student an onsite visit by or an online meeting with a UWCSEA East teacher anytime during the “World of Learning Week”.

    The placement host agrees to:

    • Provide assignments that contribute to the learning experience of the student.
    • Provide career-related mentoring to the students.
    • Provide meaningful feedback to the students.
    • Review company expectations, rules and safety requirements with the student.
    • Clearly state onsite/online commitment including breaks and discuss tasks and expectations.
    • Provide adequate supervision to the students, particularly but not limited to situations which may pose higher safety risk to the students or may require the students to exercise greater duty of care towards a third party.
    • Not take photos or other digital images of the students.
    • Contact the World of Learning Coordinator, Clare Kiersey (internshipateast@uwcsea.edu.sg / kathleen.kiersey@uwcsea.edu.sg), regarding any challenges or conflict in the placement.
    • Follow the UWCSEA Code of Conduct for student hosts.

    Please note:

    • This is an unpaid experience.
    • The site will not use our student’s placement to replace an existing job.

    Please refer to our UWCSEA Safeguarding Policy for more information. 

  • Hosts, please provide the following information:

  • Start Time of Student Placement*
  • End Time of Student Placement*
  • Effective Start Date*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year
  • Effective End Date*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year
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  • Hosts, please skip this next section and scroll to the bottom to submit this form.

  • Parent/Guardian and Student Acknowledgement

  • We acknowledge that we have read the information submitted by the host in this form and agree to the details of the World of Learning placement.

    • I understand that this is a compulsory part of the G10UWC course, and is not optional.
    • I agree that the College is not responsible for any occurrence during the World of Learning experience and further agree not to hold the College liable for any damages, losses and/or injuries incurred by my son/daughter/ward during the World of Learning experience. This will need to be covered by the parents and is part of your letter of acceptance clause and the school's Standard Terms and Conditions (11.3/11.3.1) which covers all school activities in and outside of the campus.
    • I will encourage my child/ward to take responsibility for getting to their placement on time and be suitably dressed.
    • I will make sure the College/host placement knows of any existing medical issues that my child/ward has.
    • I will encourage them to resolve problems with the placement host first, or to involve the school if that is not possible.
    • I understand that the World of Learning experience is an unpaid experience and my child/ward will not be reimbursed for any of their personal expenses.
    • I understand that it is the responsibility of my child/ward to follow the rules/regulations of the host company/placement.
    • I understand that the World of Learning provider has the right to terminate the agreement in respect of a particular student if that student fails to demonstrate a satisfactory approach to the program.
    • I understand that the host company has been asked not to take any photos or videos of my child/ward.
    • I agree that the College may provide the personal data provided by my child/ward for the purpose of World of Learning experience to the company/host placement.
    • I will contact the World of Learning Coordinator, Clare Kiersey, (internshipateast@uwcsea.edu.sg / kathleen.kiersey@uwcsea.edu.sg) regarding any questions, challenges or conflict in the placement.
    • I understand that UWCSEA has not conducted child safeguarding checks on host organisations due to the large number involved. However, organisations have signed a UWCSEA code of conduct that specifies our expectations of adult behaviour in relation to young people.
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