Dr. Santosh Shriram Sonavane
Pro-Vice Chancellor
Vijaybhoomi University

Work-based degrees are an effective way of upskilling employees and developing their skillset. Employees can work towards a qualification while studying primarily in a workplace and earning a wage.

Employers can benefit from staff retention and investing in their workforce, improving the confidence and skills of their staff. Our courses are designed in partnership with industry to ensure that they fit the needs of both the students and their employers.

The Degrees designed with Work-based learning consists of structured opportunities for learning and is achieved through authentic activity and is supervised in the workplace. Work-based learning is delivered through a meaningful partnership between students, employers, and the education organisation.

Work-integrated learning makes Higher Education meaningful for students by personalising their learning, enhancing their awareness of the working relationship, enhancing work-related learning, and encouraging personal aspiration.

Work-based learning experiences provide the opportunity to strengthen six key soft skill areas – communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem-solving and critical thinking, and professionalism. These types of skills provide a competitive advantage for achieving career goals.

Apprenticeships (formal and informal), internships/traineeships and on-the-job training are the most common types of work-based learning. These types usually – but not always – combine elements of learning in the workplace with classroom-based learning.

Work-integrated learning allows the student to not only hone their technical and academic skills but it will also help the student to practice and improve their various soft skills. This will allow students to not only be technically competent, but they will also be able to have good leadership and communication skills.