12 February 2021
Rich employer engagement can help to bring education and the curriculum to life in all phases including in Higher Education, helping young people get more inspired and better prepared for the workplace. In this episode you will hear from:
- Andy Boer, Principal of the Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex where students work towards degrees in hospitality management whilst running a working 4* hotel.
- Wendy Ivins, Director of Collaborative Learning with Industry at the National Software Academy, Cardiff University about their innovative project based learning approach to teaching software engineering.
Find out more:
- Edge Hotel School: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/edge-hotel-school; https://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/edge_-_ehs_report_3b.pdf.
- National Software Academy: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/software-academy; https://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/edge_cardiff_nsa_research_final.pdf.
