Working with employers
A quick start guide to engaging with local businesses
Information and communication technologies play a role in almost every business, even the smaller ones. This means there are many possibilities for IT learners to get involved with local businesses in some shape or form.
This area contains tips on:
- ways of working with local businesses
- how to find businesses to work with
- points to take into consideration.
It also includes examples of the different ways education providers can work with local businesses to benefit their learners.
The benefits to learners
Involvement with a local business can:
- develop learners' understanding of enterprise and business issues
- raise learners' awareness of the skills and attitudes that employers are seeking
- pose real-life IT challenges which form the basis of exciting learning projects
- motivate reluctant learners
- encourage learners to recognise how they can learn in multiple environments.
Downloads
Working with employers - working with employers (PDF, 103.5KB)
Working in IT - complete resource (PDF, 368KB)
Related resources
Explore opportunities for developing learners' understanding of enterprise in Contextualising Enterprise within Information technology website.