Experiential Education

As an organization, you can partner with our students as they apply their knowledge and skills to support your priorities, through opportunities like:

Project-Based Opportunities- Student support a specific project that addresses a priority, challenge or area of interest identified by your organization. Students generally complete the project on their own time with guidance and oversight from you. For example, students may investigate accreditation sources and make a suggestion for your organization based on their findings.

Community-Based Opportunities- Students support a wide range of community-engagement activities (e.g. mentoring, outreach, advocacy, etc.) in your organization. These opportunities help students develop civic engagement skills while supporting your programs and services. For example, students may lead play-based collaborative games with kids in a parent-child program.

Placements/Practica - Students engage in hands-on, supervised work experiences in your organization (on-site or remotely/virtually). Students contribute a significant number of hours while practicing discipline or course specific competencies and skills. This type of EE helps students-- generally in their upper years of study-- develop professionalism and career readiness skills. Check out the Community Partner Toolkit for Placements/Practica.

Visit our Gallery to see examples of experiential education in the Faculty of Health.