• Placement in a hotel, restaurant or tourism company aims to give the student experience of supervisory work and give them an opportunity to develop their supervisory skills by working as a responsible supervisor him/herself
• In addition, the student has an opportunity to learn the attributes which make a company successful
• Advanced placement in the Industry gives the student an opportunity to discover possible future career options. Work as a duty-manager, supervisor or team-leader in a Finnish or international hotel, restaurant or tourism company or organization.
• The placement will enhance previous know-how and allow the student to evaluate the relevant standards; working methods and their own eligibility in the industry
• The student will also develop self-evaluation and observation skills.

• During the second or third academic year the student is required to complete a minimum of 375 hours of advanced training
• Advanced training period can be combination of project and work
• Previous experience and professional goals of the trainee are considered in each individual placement plan.
• The requirements for the employer offering the practical training placement are that they nominate a supervisor for the student and reserve a necessary amount of time for introducing and guiding the student to, and guiding the student in, their work.
• Placement sites range from restaurants, meeting and sales services, restaurant kitchens and hotel receptions to travel business
• A training contract is made between the company offering the placement and Haaga-Helia UAS. The student usually does not receive any wages.





Working life connections and internationality
Placement jobs are located in hotel, restaurant and tourism businesses in Finland and abroad.

Learning methods

Training can be divided parts 5 credit=125 hours,10 credits= 250 hours or 375 hours 15 credits.
The placement orientation addresses issues regarding e.g. finding a placement job, a trainee’s role at work and learning at work. After the placement period students, will get feedback of the report. Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the course.
RPL process accepted

Level: Advanced work placement
Type: Compulsory

Starting level and linkage with other courses
Work placement 1

Advanced placement is assessed pass/fail. The student writes a training report on the basis of the diary entries. The report has two parts and the total length of report is about 8-10 pages.