Should every course include an element of work experience? How long should this be?
Yes - dependent on skills required
Yes ,until a pratical uderstanding of the course and the work variaty is understood in an existing course
Work experience is a useful tool to help students develop an understanding of the workplace. 6 weeks to 20 weeks
Ideally so that students can relate theory to practice . Ideally courses should have an integral placement element , either weekly ( one or two days work experience or in blocks of for example 4 weeks )
Absolutely. Ideally more apprenticeship models should be developed whereby education and practice are combined throughout the course. Work experience is always valuable but periods of less than a month are less useful, in my experience.
yes, at least 1 year
yes, no less than half
Depends on the sector but in general yes.
A three month period each year of the course?