Collaboration: Education and training providers and industry

The UTAS Faculty of Business has recently launched a Corporate Internship Program aimed at providing a practical link between university study and the corporate environment. By undertaking an internship placement, students have an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout their university experience to the workplace, and vice versa.

Integration of work and learning provides students with the opportunity to broaden their skills and prepare them for the workplace by developing practical skills sought by today’s employers.

Greater collaboration between industry and education and training providers like this will assist develop our future leaders and thinkers as work ready graduates. Greater engagement by employers with education and training providers will alleviate long term skill shortages and assist reduce the costs of training and recruitment.