Teaching off-campus

UQ provides guidance for teaching and working off-campus and outdoors. This advice details policies and guidelines to adhere to when organising and accompanying students on field trips. The relevant policy is PPL Work off-campus and fieldwork procedure.

As a teaching academic and/or tutor, you may be called upon to supervise student placement courses in an off-campus work environment.

In this role you should:

• Guide and encourage the student to apply the principles of best professional practice
• Be regularly available to oversee the student and verify they attend their regular placement
• Encourage students to research any questions during their placement
• Ensure students complete and return their placement assessment forms
• Notify the Placements Officer or Academic Supervisor of any issues or problems
• Ensure that a Work off-campus Plan is completed and that the student and placement facility comply with it.

Regarding payment and insurance aspects of student placement courses, you should be aware of the following:

• The Head of School must follow the appropriate approval processes to ensure there are no problems with various types of insurance.
• Students should not be paid for their placement. Payment invalidates any UQ insurance cover.
• There needs to be a written agreement signed by UQ and the placement provider outlining responsibilities.
• Students do not have professional liability insurance.
• If placements are not in Australia, undergraduates need to take out their own travel insurance.

Please be aware of the relevant policy PPL Work Integrated Learning and Work Experience.

Staying connected when teaching off-campus is important. The VPN provides a secure connection from your computer to the UQ network. If you are off-campus and have a stable Internet connection, you can use the VPN to access UQ resources.

For more information:

• Accessing Library resources off-campus
• Accessing IT systems and software remotely.