Work related learning: ideas for activities
At the heart of the Diploma in Creative and Media is work related learning, giving students a strong grounding in what will be expected of them in their professional futures.
Work related learning describes any activity that brings learners into contact with the world of work, or work related issues. Half of the 'Principal Learning' component of the Diploma must be delivered in this form.
Teachers must work in partnership with employers to plan and provide creative and inventive activities that enable students to apply their knowledge and skills in a realistic context that cannot be replicated in the classroom. Flexibility has been built into the qualification to make this possible.
A whole range of activity can be classified as work related learning. This means that businesses and organisations of any size can get involved, from the national household name, to the SME, through to the self-employed maker, performer or practitioner.
Work related learning activities include:
- Sharing business information online
- Provision of online learning
- Student assignments/projects
- Mentoring programmes
- School visits
- Teaching by practitioners
- Workplace taster days
- Workshops for young people
- Masterclasses for teachers
- Open days
- Provision of dedicated learning centres on your work site
- Mobile learning centres
- Careers guidance
- Work shadowing
- Work experience
If you're an employer and would like to get involved, please follow this link: Get involved.
If you're a consortia delivering the Diploma, please refer to the Consortia Toolkit for a wealth of ideas in how to implement work related learning for your students.
