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1.6.11 Mentor
The mentor is the person, normally employed within the company where a student will do
experientialleaming. The mentor is the person responsible, on behalf of the specific company, to
plan and operationalise the experientialleaming programme as agreed to with the co-ordinator.
1.6.12 Placement
students are 'placed" at companies to do their experientialleamingcomponenl This 'placement"
takes on various forms, e.g. withlwithout remuneration, withlwithout standard employment
procedures, etc.( Gotlieb, 1986:47).
1.6.13 Recruitment
Gerber, et al. (1998:90) explain that recruitment aims at encouraging relevantly skilled and
qualified applicants to apply for a specific position according to the company's needs. Recruitment
can be defined as the actions acompany takes to ensure that the ideal person applies for avacant
position within the company.
1.6.14 Remuneration
1.6.15 Skill
Remuneration is the payment made or reward given to a job incumbent for services rendered or
work completed.
Skill pertains to specific expertise, competency, etc., that are required for the performance of a
defined occupational task; particular skills are associated with certain fields, enterprises and
subject matter; as a1lleaming involves some skill or another, skills may be acquired and developed
through training; a set of acquired skills makes up a technique used in the performance of a
defined task (Petersen & Nelson, 1986:18).
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