Action Learning: internships & placements

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Connecting the Ivory Tower with the Concrete Jungle

A course, a degree, a career- how do they all fit together? Join your Victoria colleagues for a series of events exploring connections between our teaching and our students' future employment. Hear from Victoria staff who arrange internships for their students, build connections with employers, and embed connections to the graduate profile within their courses. Watch entertaining debaters try to convince you of what the major purpose of a university actually is.

Wednesday, 3 September, 12:00–1:00pm, AM106. Internships and placements- who runs them, how do they do it, and why is it all worth it?

Thursday, 10 September, 3:00-4:00pm, AM103: Debate: "the major purpose of a university education is to develop employable graduates". Register at:www.victoria.ac.nz/webstruxure/dotnet2/cad/

'''Friday 12 September, 3:10-4:30pm, AM101. Connecting the university to the Wellington economy: opportunities and issues.'''

including the following speakers from our VUW community:

Richard Norman: Connecting the university to the Wellington economy: opportunities and issues How sufficiently is the university connected to potential employment? What is the role of Universities in preparing for future employment? How does this connect with the new Strategic Plan and other related opportunities? Jane Fletcher, Liz Medford, Amber Walters: extracurricular leadership programme for students VicPlus, Victoria International Leadership Programme, & Alumni as Mentors Programme Carine Stewart: BA Internship description, goals, and challenges Karen Smith: lessons learnt from the Tourism practicum, TOUR320 Annie Mercer: Museum & Heritage Studies: developing relationships with the sector and ‘matchmaking’ to find the best fit for each student.