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Employer Engagement
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these case studies describe work done by practitioners focusing on engaging employers with STEM teaching and learning in order to develop courses and materials that effectively meet employers’ needs and arm students with relevant, up to date industry knowledge. The projects, drawn from organisations across the FE and skills sector, explore a variety of approaches to working with employers, including: • Industry placements for lecturers • Curriculum development • Work-based learning • STEM in vocational subjects • Developing innovative technologies.
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Work Placements for BTEC Students
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study addresses the themes of employer engagement and careers in STEM. From Newcastle-under-Lyme College looks at the development of work placements for BTEC engineering students within local companies.
Such placements are beneficial...
Maths in an Industrial Context
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of employer engagement and mathematics. The project, by Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, aimed to generate an understanding of the industrial application of mathematics in learners, staff and employers. It...
Employer Engagement: Teaching and Learning
From the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this document summarises their Exploring Improvements in Teaching and Learning Through Employer Engagement project. It looked at developing links between institutions and employers in the Post-16 sector. The outcomes of the project can be seen in the series of...
Industry 'Fit for Purpose' Engineering Qualifications
This case study describes the processes and partnerships needed in developing a Higher Apprenticeship in Engineering Environmental Technologies.
It looks at:
* the challenges and benefits of working with an extensive range of partners and stakeholders and fostering cross-sector innovation
*...