Sutherland, Merie

Exploring non-placement work-integrated-learning (WIL) through industry-endorsed hybrid-curricular projects for fashion graduate success

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Svendsen, HeidiStadio
Sutherland, MerieStadio
Treurnicht, FranciscaStadio
Segal, JennaStadio

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Svendsen - Exploring non-placement work-integrated-learning.pdf

To thrive in the fast-paced fashion industry, graduates must possess critical skill sets upon entering the workforce to ensure they are fully prepared for employment. This immediate need from the fashion industry necessitates that students gain practical, experience-based inputs from the fashion curricula pitched within the fashion higher education environment.

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