Enhancing Skills and Community Engagement Through Work-Integrated Learning

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Enhancing Skills and Community Engagement Through Work-Integrated Learning

Connecting emerging artists and designers with local business and community projects helps foster regional collaboration and innovation. OCAD University’s Work/Place experiential learning program enhances skills development through hands-on learning experiences, providing students with practical skills and opportunities for civic engagement that are directly applicable to real-world scenarios, supporting the communities they serve.

For example, a recent student-led project through the Experiential Learning Program helped a research organization develop a methodology for arts and culture not-for-profits to improve data analysis associated with charitable giving, so that they could
better leverage that data for fundraising.

The program focuses on empowering students to solve local challenges through creative and design-oriented approaches, leading to deep industry insight and the chance to build meaningful creative professional relationships that enhance future employment outcomes in the community.

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