Virtual work placement
Virtual work placements are carried out entirely in an online environment. The participant can learn and train from their home or the education institution. Virtual work placements provide the students with remote working skills and competences for the global employment market.
The IBD Group has more than a decade and a half of experience in the management of international education projects with the majority of EU countries. We offer to provide you with partners and suitable work placement according to your curriculum and manage the practical aspects of the virtual work placement.
Our staff will provide the necessary project monitoring and support to your students throughout the virtual work placement.
Benefits
How can The IBD Partnership help your organisation?
Each virtual work placement offer can be tailored to the specific needs, training or education programme. The support we can provide to you includes:
Blended learning
A blended learning programme consists of an integrated approach to education and training. The participant carries out the programme both virtually and physically. The programme can be arranged and implemented according to the curriculum, individual needs and wishes.
The IBD Partnership has experience in the design and management of blended learning programmes. We offer an individualized approach to our clients and their students. Please contact us to discuss the possibilities for your institution.
Virtual job shadowing
Virtual job shadowing is aimed at the education and other associated professionals who wish to improve their skills and competences, share their knowledge and exchange ideas in a specific area. These programmes help to gain deep knowledge in the field and build a network with international colleagues.
Virtual job shadowing is managed as a series of online meetings, collaborative work and exchange, an online experience through observation process and participation. It can take a variety of forms.
The IBD Partnership can help you and your organisation to organise and implement virtual job shadowing according to your staff needs and requirements. We can arrange the experience with suitable and professional partners, as well as manage all the practical aspects of the virtual job shadowing.
Virtual courses
Virtual courses are professional courses carried out in an online environment. Together with highly skilled and expert instructors you and your staff can be trained online.
The IBD Partnership offers a variety of professional themes and topics. Furthermore, we can arrange an accredited English language course according to your needs and wishes.
We also offer to organise a bespoke online course to match your requirements!
Virtual exchange
Over the last decades or so, a variety of educational institutions from secondary schools and colleges to universities around the world offer their students virtual exchange programmes.
“Virtual exchange (VE) refers to sustained, technology-enabled, people-to-people education activities in which constructive communication and interaction take place between geographically dispersed groups or groups from different cultural backgrounds, with the support of educators. VE combines the deep impact of intercultural dialogue with the broad reach of digital technology.”
(See full article here: https://www.eaie.org/blog/virtual-exchange-internationalisation-at-home.html)
In short, in the majority of cases, the students from two or more different institutions work together on a project according to their curriculum.
The virtual exchange projects can be done as a part of a blended learning approach, together with a physical internship or other programmes abroad.
