Approaches to Work-Based Learning in Higher Education: Improving Graduate Employability

The first systematic approaches to linking workplace and academic learning developed in Germany in the 1970s. Since then, this form of learning has enjoyed sustained popularity. Institutionally, study programmes have developed in higher education that integrate elements of dual secondary education o…

The design and delivery of work-based degree programmes - also known as degree-level apprenticeships - presents a number of unique challenges. With students spending the majority of their time in the workplace, educators must consider how to align taught material with apprentices' workplace experien…

Team-based project work in higher education provides opportunities to enhance collaborative learning, to strengthen students' academic skills in a work-related context, and to instil valuable transferable skills that relate to the modern workplace. This chapter explores existing literature on live b…

Within higher education ecosystems, academic learners vary in background, experience, and intellectual approach. Through appropriate teaching, structured curriculum, and scaffolded study, students are taught to cultivate their understanding and application of theory within a scholarly environment. A…

This chapter explores the complex regulatory landscape of degree apprenticeships (DAs) in England and its impact on the quality of DA provision. It outlines the various agencies responsible for overseeing different aspects of DAs, including the Department for Education, Institute for Apprenticeships…

During the twentieth century parallel modes of professional development, typically involving part-time study in a college or professional school, largely became replaced by the familiar sequential pattern involving a full-time degree followed by a training post. The current century is seeing the ris…