APPLIED LEARNING
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Ultimately, to create future responsible business leaders we want to help our students gain the experience and skills they need to boost their employability. We have found that applied learning is the most effective way to do this. Embedding applied learning into the curriculum As a school, we are already well versed in the art of getting graduates into highly skilled employment, but this depends on the course students take, their background and the experience they have while they’re studying. We know that some students engage with extracurricular activities such as the opportunity to complete internships and placement years, while for others it’s simply not a priority. To counteract this inconsistency, we wanted to embed work experience and/or industry projects into every level of the curriculum. Regardless of whether students are on a business management, accountancy or marketing course, this makes for an element of uniformity and integration within the curriculum. When considering how to improve the business school’s employability strategy, we decided we must first define our goals. We wanted our strategy to better prepare students for the world of work, enhance employer engagement and ensure meaningful and ‘scaffolded’ employability offers [ie the process whereby individuals are gradually supported in developing the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in the workplace] through an integrated and applied curriculum.
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