Dear Faculty Members,
If you would like to take on an unpaid practicum student from outside of UBC who will not be registered as a UBC student for the duration of the unpaid practicum, in advance of you agreeing to take on the student, please ensure that the student checks with his/her home institution to confirm that he/she will have insurance coverage while at UBC.
If the student is not a UBC student and here on an unpaid practicum, he/she may not be covered under WorkSafeBC coverage for practicum/clinical placement students via UBC.
More information can be found on UBC Risk Management’s website, http://riskmanagement.ubc.ca/health-safety/accidentsincidents-ubc/worksafebc-coverage-practicumclinical-placement-students.