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Title: | Work-based learning : perspectives of university students and employers in Malta |
Other Titles: | Contemporary challenges in social science management : skills gaps and shortages in the labour market |
Authors: | Thake, Anne Marie |
Keywords: | Education, Cooperative -- Malta Employees -- Training of -- Malta Organizational learning -- Malta Education, Higher -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2024 |
Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited |
Citation: | Thake, A. M. (2024). Work-based learning : perspectives of university students and employers in Malta. In A. M. Thake, K. Sood, E. Özen & S. Grima (Eds.), Contemporary challenges in social science management : skills gaps and shortages in the labour market (pp. 35-47). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. |
Series/Report no.: | Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis;112A |
Abstract: | Introduction: Work-based learning (WBL) bridges the gap between academic theory and exposure to real-life situations where students’ knowledge is filtered and applied to relevant workplace environments. Purpose: This study aims to examine students’ and employers’ voices on their perspectives of WBL. It focuses on students reading for an undergraduate degree in Bachelor’s in Commerce in two majors, with a specialisation in Public Policy at the University of Malta. Methodology: Questionnaires were sent to students to obtain their views on the experience and benefits of WBL. This was followed by structured interviews conducted with employers and undergraduate students to provide an overview of their respective work-based experiences. WBL providers were asked to draw up reports on the students’ performance. The feedback which emerged from the structured interviews on the nature of these experiences was analysed. These tools helped to calibrate and refine the nature of these practices. Findings: The study’s findings show that WBL experiences help students increase technical knowledge, improve their soft skills, and learn new tools, sought after by employers. Feedback emanating from employers’ perspectives serves to temper the University course curriculum to ensure that it is relevant to the requirements of modern-day society. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121629 |
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