The Employer's View of Placement
Name		Adam Fox
Current Position		Still doing GNVQ
Course		Advanced GNVQ in Information Technology
College		Farnham College
Student Profile
Adam Fox is a second year student on the IT GNVQ at Farnham College. He undertook a 2 week work placement at Surrey University in the Administrative Computing Support Department.
Placement Tasks
The department supports over 800 university users on its NT network and, at the time of Adam’s placement, was experiencing virus problems. Adam contributed to a project to install virus software on over 200 machines. This involved configuration set ups, installation and testing of software and working closely with users.
Relevance of GNVQ studies
Adam had developed key technical and interpersonal skills through his GNVQ course. His placement supervisor Roger Sampson, Support Implementation Manager, highlighted the following abilities: Good background knowledge of computers, how they work and of user perceptions Hands on knowledge of Windows NT Ability to work with others and on his own initiative Adam is a good team player but also works well alone.
Practical problem solving skills
The essential part of Adam’s job was to identify and solve problems. These were handled by Adam effectively with good communication. He showed constructive and practical solutions to problems encountered
Personal and project management abilities
‘Adam was very enthusiastic and willing to help. His time-keeping and ability to work with users were excellent.’
In Summary
Adam fitted in quickly and comfortably. His approach was totally professional.