ASET
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In the United Kingdom (UK) the acronym ASET refers to a professional body founded in 1982 for placement and employability staff. ASET is an educational charity run by work-based learning practitioners for work-based learning practitioners and offers support, advice and guidance to all professionals who work in the field.
It provides training for staff managing sandwich and other forms of work placements. Promoting a focus on the integration of work and learning, ASET has provided leadership in the development of guidelines in many areas and also the promotion and dissemination of best practices.
ASET works closely to achieve its aims with bodies such as the Department for Education and Skills, Universities UK, the Higher Education Academy, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and NCWE.
The main aims of ASET are to:
- Promote the concept of work placements
- Advise on best practice for managing placements
- Provide training and facilitate the sharing of good practice for placement and employability staff
- Offer advice and support to all professionals working in the field
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