Camping RCN la Bastide en Ardèche

Placement organization

Name of organization: Camping RCN la Bastide en Ardèche
Town/city: Ruoms
Country: Frankrijk
Website: http://www.rcn.nl

Student

Name of student: Jessy ter Denge

Specialist area: MRO
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Campsite
Organization’s activities: It is a Dutch campsite, it rent pitches and mobile homes
Target group of the organization: In the high season; Dutch families with teenagers or with young children. During the low season there are mainly seniors.
Company culture: Colleagues live with each other and work together. Everybody is respectful and friendly to each other.
Number of employees: 40
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Reception, finance, animation and in the restaurant
Brief description of your daily activities: Most of the day I did reception and the finance.
Brief description of your company assignment: I made a script for the finance and I did a research for RCN France.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: They are there to help you all the time for every thing.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, team player, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French: Intermediate
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? I lived in a house from the campsite. This was already arranged for me.
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? .

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € Paid for by RCN
Accommodation (monthly): € free
Local transport (monthly): € nothing
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Transport costs to France (EUR 200,=), accommodation, meals and a financial compensation of EUR 75,= per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 110185@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: It’s a Dutch organization with a Dutch atmosphere.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: –

Media

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