The objective of the basic placement is to acquaint the student with industry-related operations, customer service and tasks.
• The placement will enhance previous know-how and allow the student to evaluate the relevant standards; working methods and his/her own eligibility in the industry.
• The student will also develop self-evaluation and observation skills.

• During the first academic year, this training period can be divided to three parts. 125 hours ( 5 cr)
• The curriculum integrates a period of 125 hours week to allow students to get exprerience in hospitality industry.
Previous experience and professional goals of the trainee are considered in each placement plan.
• Placement sites range from restaurants, meeting and sales services, restaurant kitchens and hotel receptions to service and maintenance jobs
• The student is required to keep a journal of his/her placement
• They must either participate in a web-based placement discussion or write a placement report based on the journal.
• 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 the student to, and guiding the student in, their work.
• The student keeps a work and training diary of the training and writes a training report on the basis of the diary entries.
• A training contract is made for the basic training between the company offering the placement and the Haaga-Helia UAS. The student usually does not receive any wages
• A training contract is made between the provider of the practical training placement and the Haaga-Helia UAS.

Orientation to the training is conducted at school prior to basic placement. 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 have to attend a feed-back session.

Starting level and linkage with other courses
None

Assessment
Placement in the industry is assessed pass/fail.
Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the course.