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Work intergrated learning…

RMIT's Work Integrated Learning program offers geospatial science students the opportunity to gain industry experience through internships. This creates a win-win-win situation for students, firms, and the university. International opportunities are also available.

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Work intergrated learning…

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  1. Work intergrated learning… A WIN-WIN-WIN SITUATION

  2. RMIT W.I.L. (work intergrated learning) • Students in Geospatial science “Surveying” require twelve weeks experience in the industry. • This can be one day a week, or in blocks of time. Opportunities for city / rural firms... • Not all survey firms are aware of this. • Costs and risk implications. • This can be a win win situation for students and firms…

  3. International opportunities • Work intergrated learning can occur on an international level. • Australian students can seek surveying experience overseasorganisations such as IAESTE. • International students can undertake formal “internships” sdatisfyling their universities in foreign countries… E.G. Australia. • This can be an “adhoc” process… (lots of email applications but no replies…) • But when it works - then here we are...! • My name is Astrid - And my name is Ruben. We are from Belgium.

  4. Let’s tell you aboutBelgium • Belgium, a country in Western Europe, bounded by Holland, Germany, Luxembourg, France and the North Sea. • Population : 11 million people. • Area of modern Belgium: 30,528 square kilometres. • Belgium has existed since Roman times as a region. • Modern Belgium grew from the 1830 revolution. • Belgium is a constitutional monarchy since 1831. • Belgium has three official languages, French, Flemish (Dutch) and German. • Founding member of the EU.

  5. What most people know about Belgium…

  6. Let’s look at a map of Belgium You could fit “8” x Belgiums into the space of Victoria

  7. Our hometown Ghent. • Ghent is a university city • Normal population is 240,000 • Student population is 50,000 • Hogent University College has 13,000 students.

  8. War – a common bond between Australia and Belgium • WW I and WW2 • Many Australians buried in Belgium in Commonwealth War Graves. • Many more are rememberd at the Menin Gate in Ypres. @ Kangaroo Ground Memorial Tower...

  9. Another common bond, could be land surveying… • The main surveying – expert are taught in the real-estate bachelor degrees at Hogent University College in Ghent. • The course is a three year degree. • Our course requires twelve weeks practical training in what we call “internships”. At RMIT this is called Work Intergrated Learning. • Our internships can be in Belgium or international. • The University has regular contacts for student internships within Belgium, European countries and other international destinations such as Canada, New Zealand and in South America. • Hopefully with your participation “Australia” in the future..!

  10. Internships… • Twelve week internship requires detailed diaries and photographs and examples of work. • There is an assessment to be completed by students and employers. • Whilst on internship, we also need to complete a bachelor thesis on a study topic pre approved by our lecturers. • There is no salary required to be paid - but some pocket money is nice…!!! • The University provides student insurance for any damages caused, public liability and health cover. There is no requirement for the employer to cover these matters. • The University assists with obtaining working holiday visas from the embassy.

  11. Our experience • We are each doing two six week placements for our internship. • Everyone has been really friendly and we have learnt heaps. • We have done office and fieldwork. • We quickly had to get used to degrees, minutes and seconds instead of “grads”. • 8 weeks in, we believe we’re becoming really productive... • We love Friday night happy hours!

  12. A conversation… • Open discussion on the benefits for students, employers and the Universities in Work Intergrated Learning – or – Internships. • Making students work ready – learning from experienced mentors. • Opportunity for city and country surveyors. • RMIT’s timetable requirement in third and fourth years tio create a “day” for formal WIL placement – “Rod”. • Experience of current graduate employee “Sam” • Experience of current Employer “Kellie”.

  13. Future opportunities… • RMIT students working with industry will benefit everyone and the profession... - a win win win situation – student/employee/RMIT • Possibilities for future overseas students to visit. • Intangible benefits – dual awareness, friend and mateships. • Possible links for ACSV, ISV and SSSI to work with universities in linking member firms to students for Work Intergrated Learning. • And more… • P.S. After we graduate in June we still have eight months of our Visa available, but we will need to be paid...!!! THANK YOU

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