Industry Engaged Learning (IEL)
IEL includes:
- Industry-Based Learning (IBL)
- Capstone units
- Industry placements and internships
- Professional practice
- Professional accredited industry engaged programs
- Study tours
What is it?
- A structured learning experience that involves active engagement with industry
- Where students are exposed to real-world work environments and learn from the people who manage and work in them
- Not just the experience, but the learning that comes from it
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What are the goals?
- By 2015 Swinburne will be a global leader in the practice of IEL
- By 2015 an IEL component will be embedded in all our undergraduate courses
- To develop an institution-wide approach that embeds the philosophy and practice of IEL throughout the curriculum
What are the benefits for industry partners?
- The opportunity to build relationships with the next generation of industry talent
- Many of our students begin their careers with the company they undertook IEL with
- Access to Swinburne’s cutting edge research
- Our research projects can be tailored to meet the knowledge needs of business
- Access to a range of professional development opportunities
- We have short courses, certificates and other higher education development opportunities tailored to meet business needs
- A customised client-serviced approach
- We value our stakeholders and offer a personalised approach that meets business needs
- Our areas of expertise include:
- Advanced computing and modelling
- Advanced industrial technologies
- Astrophysics
- Biotechnology and bioengineering
- Brain function and cognition
- Entrepreneurship
- New communication technologies
- Optics and applied laser technology
What Industry Engaged Learning options are there?
This depends on what a business wants.
Our well-known Industry-Based Learning program (IBL) has been part of our curriculum for the past 50 years. Getting an IBL student will suit the needs of many businesses, but there are other options.
If you have a short term project one of our students could assist you with, then an internship or industry placement may be the best IEL option.
If you have a specific project that a team of our students could work on, then you could try our industry or capstone projects.
Our IEL approach also includes development of employees in the workplace. To enhance the development of your employees, enquire about our IEL opportunities.
Who and where are we?
Swinburne’s Office of Industry Engaged Learning is your first stop. Contact:
Mary Appleby, Manager Business Services
+61 3 9214 5387
mappleby@swin.edu.au
www.swinburne.edu.au/iel
