ASET (professional body) explained

Type:A registered charity
Foundation:1982
Location:Sheffield, England
Homepage:www.asetonline.org

ASET, the Work based and Placement Learning Association, was established in 1982, and is now the leading professional body for placement and employability staff in UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs). ASET is a registered charity based in Sheffield, England,[1] run by, and for, work based learning practitioners offering support, advice, guidance and representation to all professionals who work in the field. ASET seeks to advance the prevalence, effectiveness and quality of work based and placement learning in Higher Education, by promoting and publishing research.[2]

ASET aims to:

ASET provides training for over 1500 staff managing all forms of work placements through a regular staff development programme of workshops and an annual conference held in early September 2019. ASET has provided leadership in the development of Good Practice Guides in many areas including Health and Safety for Student Placements and Supporting Students with Disabilities on Placement and also the promotion and dissemination of a series of ASET Viewpoints on topical issues.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About ASET. ASET. en-GB. 2020-05-10.
  2. Web site: About ASET. ASET. en-GB. 2020-05-10.
  3. Book: Fildes, Keith. ASET Annual Conference: Proceedings of the 2006 Placement and Employability Professionals' Conference. 2007-03-23. ASET. 978-0-9542231-5-1. en.