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Every forestry student is required to acquire a minimum of 16 weeks professional experience in a working forestry environment during the period between the end of 2nd trimester in stage 3 and the beginning of the 1st trimester in stage 4.
The work experience may include work in any aspect of forestry and related activities (wood processing, amenity etc.) including forest research.

Students initiative to organize work experience within the private forest sector, both in Ireland and abroad, is encouraged. In all cases the student must seek approval for their programme from the module coordinator.

The credits associated with this module are not included in the calculation of grade point average and are not included in the assessment of honours. Students must familiarise themselves with and abide by the regulations for PWE as set out by the Agricultural Sciences Programme Board. For each placement, a host contract must be completed, signed by the host and received by UCD, before the placement will be deemed to have commenced by UCD. Furthermore, placements (and parts thereof) which have been completed in the absence of an appropriately completed host contract will not be accepted. Only in the most exceptional circumstances will any deviation from this requirement be permitted and this must have the agreement, in writing, of the PWE co-ordinator.

Students must participate in any skills training provided (unless there are exceptional reasons that preclude this) and must undertake a minimum of two separate placements.

PLEASE NOTE: THE NEW UCD CMS DEMANDS TIMINGS FOR ASSESSMENTS - THESE DO NOT ALLOW FOR MODULES SUCH AS PWE SO PLEASE IGNORE THE INDICATION THAT ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE IN WEEK 15.

FROM SCHOOL PWE CO-ORDINATOR:
Students must familiarise themselves with and abide by the PWE regulations as set out by the Agricultural Sciences Programme Board. Host contract completion is a mandatory requirement of the PWE programme. Therefore, each placement must have a finalised host contract in place (which has been signed by the host and received by UCD) before the placement is deemed to have commenced by UCD. Any placements (or parts thereof) completed in the absence of an appropriately completed host contract will not be accepted and are deemed null and void. Only in the most exceptional circumstances will any deviation from this requirement be permitted and this must have the agreement, in writing, of the PWE co-ordinator.