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SPORT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WITHIN SPORT DEGREES AT VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
Presenter’s name: John Tower and Sonja Kiernan Date: 29th March 2011
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
• What are the sport career aspirations of your students?
• What information can we provide to assist career teachers?
• What sport industry experience may students get in high school?
SPORT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AT VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Learning in the workplace and community opportunities:
• Placements • Class based projects • Cadetships and Internships • Paid employment • Short course opportunities
Courses:
• Exercise Science & Human
Movement • Physical Education • Sport and Recreation
Management • Sport Coaching • Double degrees to include:
• Psychology • Business • Youth Work
CAREER PLACEMENTS
Bridge between the academic component and professional practices in the field. Students are able to:
• Explore possible career prospects • Gain relevant work experience • Make themselves more employable
on completion of the course • Develop networks in the profession
Student driven program to develop job seeking skills
CAREER PLACEMENTS
Check the opportunities: • Students provide over 600,000 hours of community work
per year • Over 500 organisations actively seek our students • Can you get our students in your programs?
http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/HMRPCPD/default.htm
CLASS BASED PROJECTS
School works with industry partners to provide programs and services that provide real world learning in the context of academic classes. • Aquatics • Adapted Physical Education • Athletics • Football
STUDENT INITIATED CLASS BASED PROJECTS
Students work with industry partners to develop their skills in: • Program delivery • Marketing & promotion
strategies • Research projects • Event management
CADETSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
Cadetships with strategic partners such as: • Western Bulldogs • Melbourne Storm Internships with local government sport and recreation departments
PAID EMPLOYMENT
• Employment opportunities through existing LiWC partnerships
• Engage and develop new partnerships and identify employment opportunities
Examples of Programs :
• Students as Staff – Bulldogs K9 Project
Employed 48 Students
• Northern Autistic School - Adapted Swim Program Employed 10 students
• St Martin De Porres Primary School – Avondale Heights
Employed 5 students
SHORT COURSES AND ACCREDITATION
Industry based training via short courses and training:
•Coaching courses in athletics, soccer, touch football, netball, lacrosse, hockey •Pool lifeguard •First Aid •AUSTSWIM
WORLD CLASS FACILITIES AND STAFF
Exercise and sport science precinct provides integrated laboratories, classrooms, workshops and offices.
WHATEVER YOUR SPORT INTEREST
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE HAS A PROGRAM THAT WILL MEET STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND PROVIDE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.