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Supervised Work Attachment

(SWA)
Best Practice Sharing Session
BDTVEC SECRETARIAT

Objective of
SWA

provide
practical
training experience that
prepares students for the
tasks they are expected to
perform on completion of
their programme.
To

BDTVEC Award
Requirements
1.Pass all units to meet minimum Credit
Value
2.

SATISFACTORY SWA

3.
Achieve minimum institution based
attendance %
(PP 21.1)
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SWA
Supervision
Each
student
is
supervised
by
the
SWA Supervisor and
the RTO Supervisor
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General Guidelines
Before commencing SWA a student
MUST NOT FAILED MORE THAN TWO
UNITS (pending the institutions
Academic Board Approval) (PP13.2)
Student must observe the Rules and
Regulations of his/her employer (PP13.4)
Student are NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE
LEAVE during SWA (PP13.5)
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Exemption from SWA

SWA may be exempted upon approval
from BDTVEC secretariat
a) Students (Part Time) with prior work
experience SC2 students of programmes
exempted from SWA
However, a Project / Vocational Assignment
must be completed. The Project /Vocational
Assignment proposal must be submitted
with the application for exemption.
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Duration
Either 3 months (13-14 weeks)
and must achieve a minimum of
95% attendance (excluding valid
reasons)
Or a minimum of 12 weeks and
must achieve 100% attendance
(excluding valid reasons)
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SWA Period
Level
SC2
SC3

2nd

Period
half of Semester 2

Any time during

Semester 2

Diploma Anytime during

Semester 3 or
Semester 4
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Requirements for a Satisfactory

SWA

1. Satisfactory work
performance
2. Satisfactory Work Diary
3. Satisfactory attendance
(minimum 95%)
4. Submission of Logbook

Attendance % Calculation
SWA
attendance

Total Actual Working

Hours
Total Possible
Working Hours

x
100%

Total Actual Working

Days
Total Possible
Working Days

x
100%

OR
SWA
attendance =

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Unsatisfactory SWA
due to less than 95%
Attendance

Either
to
top-up
the
missing days if they have
valid reasons or to Repeat
SWA (absent without valid
reasons)
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Valid Reasons to be
Absent
1. Illness
2. Hospital appointment
3. Illness in immediate family
4. Bereavement leave
5. Participation in a tournament/event
representing the country
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Valid Reasons to be
Absent
6. Authorised college/school event
7. Attendance at Government Functions
8. Civil court attendance
9. Any reasons/letters deemed valid (on
compassionate grounds) by the RTO and
Employer such as taking examination as
a private candidate or a driving test

[PP14.6.1 (i-ix)]
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Absence during SWA

Absent with valid reasons is only a
permission granted in order to avoid
disciplinary action or to repeat SWA.
A student who is absent either with
or without valid reason is still
recorded as absent
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Essential Components for a

Successful SWA
Provision of SWA Task Lists shall be
provided by the RTO Supervisors to the
SWA Supervisors and students
Proper supervision including pre-SWA
briefing to students, RTO Supervisors and
SWA Supervisors
Regular RTO Supervisor visit (minimum of 2
visits) including proper feedback in
RTO Supervisors Visit Record Form
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Essential Components for a

Successful SWA (contd)
Observing work ethic
Work ethicisdefinedas a belief in
laboring diligently. An example of
someone withwork ethicis a person
who gets toworkon time every day
and alwaysworkslong days to get the
job done.
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Samples of Good Practice

Student, RTO and SWA Details
SWA Final Evaluation
Student Feedback Form
SWA Dates and Endorsement Form
SWA Logbook Checklist
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SWA Verification Findings

Room for Improvement

Misinterpretation of SWA duration.

Inaccurate attendance % calculations.
Unsatisfactory Work Diary.
Unsatisfactory
feedback in RTO
Supervisors Visit Records (SVR) form.
Unsatisfactory completion of SWA Final
Evaluation (RFE) form.
Inaccurate information in the SWA
Dates and Endorsement Forms against
the findings of logbook verification.

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Thank You
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