yes, until a practical understanding of the course and the variety of work 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, students should be able to relate theory to practice. courses should ideally include an integral placement element, either weekly (one or two days of work experience) or in blocks, for example, four weeks.
absolutely. ideally, more apprenticeship models should be developed where 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?