Work-based Project

Program Overview

This 40-credit work-based learning program equips professionals with skills to drive positive change in their field. It emphasizes education, leadership, and service improvement, enabling participants to refine their expertise and contribute to their professional growth. The program offers flexible study options and a range of assessments to cater to individual learning styles. It supports career development and provides a pathway for further higher education study.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The program focuses on:

• Enabling individuals to reflect on the learning process in their professional area of practice.
• Supporting the creation of a portfolio based on evidence of personal and professional development.
• Maximizing potential for continuing study in the specialized area of practice.
• Gaining an understanding of the relationship between learning and professional practice and identifying ethical issues that may influence this.
• Identifying personal and professional change as a result of knowledge acquisition and learning.

This work-based learning module enables participants to:

• Achieve a 40-credit undergraduate university module.
• Partner with employers who value their work and expertise.
• Develop knowledge and skills, helping to evidence and enhance their practice.

Outline:

• Manage a work-based project to develop skills for managing change.
• Conduct research to transform and develop their area of practice and their organization.
• Keep a learning journal to build up a portfolio of work.
• Attend sessions to develop their knowledge and skills.
• Produce a project report and project portfolio to the University of Salford to gain the required academic credits.

At Level 5, participants will:

• Negotiate, formulate, and implement a project plan.
• Evaluate the process of implementation.
• Reflect on and evaluate their learning from the project.
• Identify personal and professional development required for future project work.

At Level 6, participants will:

• Produce a project proposal relevant to the wider organizational context.
• Implement a project plan.
• Produce a structured project report and analyze how findings can be disseminated to the wider organizational context.
• Critically analyze and evaluate their learning and changes within themselves.
• Justify future personal and professional development needs.

Assessment:

• Portfolio
• Written project proposal

Teaching:

A range of teaching strategies are used including:

• Masterclasses
• Action learning
• Online learning
• Guided study
• Work-based learning
• Independent learning

Other:

• This module can only be offered through the participant's organization.
• The module is targeted at professionals in practice from a range of public, private, and third-sector providers including healthcare practice, policing, education, and local authorities.
• A vital component of the module is the tripartite relationship between the student, their employer, and the university program tutors.
• The program is designed to drive organizational change alongside personal and professional development.
• The program is offered in partnership with the participant's organization.