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The document defines practical training as hands-on, supervised learning experiences aimed at professional preparation. Students are exposed to all parts of the host organization and work closely with instructors and employees. The goal is to apply classroom knowledge in a real work environment, gain insight into work situations, and increase professional awareness. Practical training is required, unpaid, and evaluated. Students spend at least two weeks at universities, research institutes, or chemical companies. They must write a report describing their tasks, duties, and experience.

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The document defines practical training as hands-on, supervised learning experiences aimed at professional preparation. Students are exposed to all parts of the host organization and work closely with instructors and employees. The goal is to apply classroom knowledge in a real work environment, gain insight into work situations, and increase professional awareness. Practical training is required, unpaid, and evaluated. Students spend at least two weeks at universities, research institutes, or chemical companies. They must write a report describing their tasks, duties, and experience.

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Practical training –

Definition -description
Practical training - is defined as an integrative hands-on learning experience in a supervised setting
aimed at the professional preparation and training of a student. Students should be exposed to
various areas of the organization in which they work. Practical training provides learning
opportunities related to all parts of the curriculum.
The student always works with the support and appropriate help from the field instructor. However,
the student is engaged in carrying out a particular activity, so the responsibility is the student's.
Field courses (practical trainings) take place away from the school building, usually at a
laboratory, research institution or another chemical company. Usually only one or two students
work for one company so it provides an opportunity for students to interact closely with the
course instructor(s), and to collaborate with scientists, laboratory workers, chemists and other
emploees of the organisation in which their practical training takes place.

Goal –
the overall goal of the practical training is to get the field experience, to deepen professional
education.
to bring the theory to life (apply the knowledge, concepts and skills in a real working
environment)
to provide students with practice experience out of school, in organizational setting.
additional – practical goals / aims
- to gain additional insight into the realistic work situations
- to apply knowledge and skill in practice
- to integrate classroom experience with work experience
- to increase the student´s professional self-awareness
- to gain practical work experience
- to complement the knowledge and skills learned in classes
- to provide opportunity to apply the knowledge and the skills in a practice-based setting
- to assist / carry out real tasks and duties
- provide career guidance to the students
- to allow students to participate in practical lab work, meetings, conferences, trainings or
other learning opportunities
- to experience responsible interaction with professional chemists and professionals from
other fields
- to get feedback from field to class

Conditions
1) practical training is always tightly related to the student´s field of study (=chemistry)
2) it enables the student to learn first-hand experience about chemical institutions and
organisations they work for
3) student´s work is unpaid
4) student´s performace is checked and evaluated by the course instructor (technical skills,
communication skills, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, attitude, initiative, critical and
strategic skills, …

Requirements
1) practical training is compulsory (and it has a long tradition in our school)
2) all students are required to complete a minimum of 2 weeks of field practice ( x hours)
during the year 3 in June
3) all students are supposed to write a report about their practical training

Practical training report


must be in a written form,
contains a characteristic of the organization, description of tasks and duties carried out,
description of the analytical methods used, possibly data measured or collected (if the field
instructor agrees)

Organisations in which the practical trainings take place


Students can find a suitable organization on their own or the practical training is organized by
the school. Typical institutions and organizations are –
a) universities and colleges
Institute of Chemical Technology Prague (VŠCHT),
Charles University, Facullty of Science (Přírodovědecká fakulta UK),
b) some state institutes
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Academy of Sciences of the CR
(Ústav chemických procesů Akademie věd),
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR (Ústav organické chemie a
biochemie)
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
(Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV)
c) some state or private companies, organisations concerned with chemistry
Prague water main and sewerage systems – (Pražské vodovody a kanalizace)
breweries (pivovary)
Chemist´s / pharmacies – (lékárny)
water preparing plants/ water works/ softening plants – (úpravny vody)
city sewage plants (čističky vod)
private laboratories

Can you describe your personal experience from the school practical training?
Where did you work? What duties did you have?
Where did you carry out your practical training?
How many hours a day did you work?
Did you work mostly inside or outside?
Did you encounter any problems, difficulties during your practical training?
Was the practical training beneficial for you? Did you enjoy it?
Did you get on well with the other people in the organization you worked for?
Would you recommend the organization to your younger schoolmates?
Is there anything you would change in the system of organization of the practical training (the
length of the field experience, the time of the year (at the end of the second term), …?
Would you appreciate to have a chance to carry out the practical training abroad?
Are there any advantages and disadvantages of practical trainings abroad?

Have you ever had a part-time job tightly connected with chemistry?
Do you plan your future job and career to be connected with chemistry?

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