Work-Based Learning
Work-based learning at San Jac gives students real-world experience while giving you early access to emerging talent. Let's train the workforce of tomorrow, together with hands-on learning.
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What is work-based learning?
A work-based learning experience is structured learning that occurs outside traditional classroom and lab environments. Work-based learning experiences enhance lecture and laboratory instruction with hands-on training that helps students learn and apply concepts and theories in a workplace setting. It may be paid (excluding clinicals) or unpaid and is provided at work sites appropriate to the discipline. Examples of work-based learning experience's include:
Internships
- One-semester work assignment (16-week format or less)
- Full or part-time
- Paid or unpaid experience
- Closely supervised experiences with instruction in theory
- Students learn and apply program theory and management of the workflow
- Any career field other than healthcare
Clinicals
- One-semester work assignment (16-week format or less)
- Full or part-time
- Paid or unpaid experience
- Paid clinicals are not allowed if they are expressly prohibited by a governing, licensing, or certification body. Reach out to the program or clinical coordinator for more information.
- Closely supervised experiences with instruction in theory
- Students learn and apply program theory and management of the workflow
- Any program in the healthcare career field
Practicums
- One-semester work assignment (16-week format or less)
- Full- or part-time
- Paid or unpaid experience
- Less closely supervised, apply previously learned theory, work more independently preparing for career entry
- Students gain practical experience in a discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge
- Any career field
Cooperative Education
- Can be multiple semester work assignments
- Courses must include one hour per week of lecture (1 semester credit hour), in addition to the total weekly external work hours.
- Usually full-time
- Paid experience
- Less closely supervised, apply previously learned theory, work in the discipline more independently
- Students gain practical experience in a discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge
- Any career field other than healthcare
Want to know more? Reach out today!
Reach out to us at Industry.Partners@sjcd.edu to learn more about doing an work-based learning experience with San Jac today!
