Information for placement areas
As a placement partner, you can access the ARC PEP tool for information about your student placement allocations.
Help and support
Details on how to access PEP and view allocations are below. More instruction manuals will be added over the next year.
If you have any questions about using PEP please email plast@worc.ac.uk
Requesting access to PEP
To log in to PEP you will need a username, this is emailed to you when you are identified as a PEP contact.
If you need access to PEP please complete and return the Placement Area Form: PEP New Users/Change of Contact (PDF).
Electronic Timesheet System on POW
Most healthcare students must use the electronic timesheet on POW to record their placement hours.
Download instructions on how to use the timesheet management system.
Report a student absence
If a student is absent from placement please contact our Placement Support Team – Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health
email: plast@worc.ac.uk
ARC Audit Tool
The Learning Environment Profiles completed for each nursing and nursing associate placement area has now been replaced by the new ARC Audit Tool. All future audits will now take place via the audit tool and full instructions are included on this web page. Midwifery will follow in early 2022. Editing access to the audit tool is by specific permissions only. The audit tool can be accessed here:
ARC Audit Tool. Viewing and Completing a Placement Audit (Nursing, Nursing Associate, and Midwifery programmes)
Report a Concern
Placement staff or students with any concerns about a student’s welfare, standards of care or factors affecting learning during placement, can escalate concerns using our . If you are raising a concern, please be assured that we are committed to addressing all concerns in a respectful and professional manner. Commendations, compliments, and areas of good practice can also be reported via the tool. We welcome all positive feedback for our students that supports their professional development and standards of professional care.