Click here for 2007 Report on Base Line Data on Learning in the Workplace at Victoria University.
What is Learning in the Workplace and Community?
LiWC is an umbrella term that encompasses the many models and integrated approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that involve learning in and through the workplace and community. These LiWC models and approaches may include but are not limited to, projects in a workplace, practical, co-operative and clinical placements, fieldwork, simulated learning environments, apprenticeships, traineeships or internships and enterprise initiatives.
Learning in the Workplace and Community (LiWC) is a key feature of all courses and programs at Victoria University in Further Education, TAFE and Higher Education and offers a range of benefits and opportunities for students, staff and organisations from industry, the professions and the community sector.
University teaching staff interested in developing LiWC elements in their courses can use this site as a starting point for selecting models of learning in the workplace or community suitable for their students' purposes.
Business, Industry and Community can use this site to explore how LiWC may be of benefit to their organisations and to make contact with key people within the University involved in LiWC activities. Click here for more information about how LiWC may benefit your organisation.
Click on "News, Forums aand Conferences" on the left hand side of web page for recent LiWC events and information.
The Five Commitments
Learning in the Workplace and Community is one of the 5 Commitments made by Victoria University that defines its future direction.
In response to the changing global economy and labour shortages, Victoria University plans to reshape and redirect its position as a major innovative education provider in the western suburbs of Victoria.
Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Professor Harman said “By 2010, we will ensure that every VU student will have 25 per cent of their learning on the job and in the community - making them job ready. We will also give every student at VU the opportunity to customise their learning in flexible ways that meets their personal needs and career paths."
Even though Victoria University has a great track record for work based and community learning in Higher Education, TAFE and Further Education, the bold promise of 25 percent work integrated learning will make VU the first university to make this a feature of all its courses.
