FIELD REPORT

riting Report on Practical Training
Instructions for practical training report (PDF)
Practical training report cover page (PDF)
General
A practical training report is written of each training period. The report should include at least the items presented in these instructions.
Write in an essay-type paragraph of each item in your own words; do not write an itemised list. If the report is insufficient, the student will be invited to a personal feedback discussion. Depth, criticalness and many-sided views are part of a good report. However, you will have to able to defend you opinions and views.
A weekly analysis is personal and you only write it for yourself, so that you can use it as a basis for your report.
1. Collecting Information for the Report An analysis is done weekly during the practical training, where the student analyses the happenings of the week. The weekly analyses are enclosed with the report. It is worthwhile to write also the report itself gradually every week; it is sometimes difficult to write afterwards and the important matters concerning self-learning may be forgotten.
The following items should be dealt with in the weekly analysis
• Description of the tasks, working methods
• What have you learnt during the week? (Self-development)
• What have been your strengths when performing your tasks?
• Where do you see a need for improvement and learning?
• Which things that you have learnt in theory have you encountered in practice?
• Are there questions left unanswered during the week to which you would like to have an answer later on, e.g. in teaching?
• Write down the positive experiences of the week
• Write down the negative experiences of the week
2. The Contents and Format of the Report
2.1. The Contents
Introduction
• Where and when was the training completed?
Description of the training place, include at least the following:
• The company’s year of establishment, location, number of staff and field of business
• The most important products and clientele
• Organisational chart and your position in it
• Training provided by the company, especially for your task
• Placement from the trainee’s point of view
Job description:
• Assess the suitability and quality of the job as training, taking into account your previous work experience and progress in studies
• How did the training period influence your opinions of the field and your career choice?
Self-evaluation on the whole training period
• How did you adapt to the company organisation, team, supervisors and co-workers? Did you feel job satisfaction?
• What kind of placement do you think would develop you most next time and would show upward tendency?
• In professional sense, what was most important in the training and what in areas did you develop most?
• What new did you learn about yourself (strengths, weaknesses)? In what areas would you like to improve yourself and your chances on labour market?
• What would you like to learn in the future during your studies or during your next training period?
2.2 The Format
The report is written in accordance withthe SFS 2487 standard. This report is written in that format.
3. Return of the Report