Work-based learning (WBL) offers students a year of hands-on experience with industry partners. In this time, they gain practical, real-world skills, which complement the knowledge acquired in the first two years of their degree, enhancing their career readiness.
REQUIRED COMPONENT
Learn on-campus for 2 years, and proceed to 1 final year of on-site work-based learning, taught and assessed by academics and our industry partners.
OPTIONAL COMPONENT
You can choose to opt for work-based learning in your 3rd year, or study your final year on campus with an internship module in your final semester.
An internship is where students apply what they have learnt in an industrial setting. However, in work-based learning programme, students in their final year of study undertake modules in an industrial setting. Teaching and learning activities are co-taught by industry and academic supervisors while assessments are co-assessed.
During the year of WBL study, the assessments will be jointly conducted and evaluated by academic and industrial supervisors. Assessments will include work-based assignments, reports, presentations and on-job evaluations are among some of the forms of assessments.
Students are subject to meeting grades and passing interviews conducted by industry partners.
Yes, students will be presented with the industry partners list to choose from in their first two years of study.
No. Fees will remain consistent with the conventional mode of study.
Yes. The rate will be at the discretion of the industry partner.
Teaching is not reduced to two years, it is still maintained at 3 years with the teaching and learning activities happening while in the industry. WBL gives students the opportunity to take modules in an industrial setting rather an an on-campus environment (conventional mode). Teaching is further enhanced due to the collaborative and hands-on nature of WBL being co-taught by academic and industry supervisors who are often experts in their respective field.
Since the Global Mobility Student Exchange Programme is usually done during the second year of the programme while taking complementary studies, students can still participate in the Global Mobility Student Exchange Programme and still go for WBL in their third year.
There is a strong possibility that the industry partner will hire the student upon completion of WBL. One of the objectives of the WBL mode is for participating companies to identify, train and retain potential students who can join their organisation after completing their studies that help to meet the staffing needs.
The role of industry supervisor to “teach” is augmented by the academic supervisor throughout the WBL period. A memorandum of Agreement (MOA) will be signed with each participating organisation detailing the commitment and undertaking of each party (Taylor’s University and participating industry partner). Finally, the progress and outcome of the engagement with the participating organisation will be monitored from time to time and actioned if required.
