sandwich year - more businesses in chch

4 Sep 2011 22:20 by Ian Wells

I had a talk with yet one more business today - a major high tech employer.  I found we had common experience - hiring a student for the summer is best done if there is a project set up for the student to complete but there is not enough time to really get that student really read in to being productive in the company.  We wondered what subjects would be best for business for the students to have learnt. A sandwich year program would allow students to contribute more than just a single project. A sandwich year program would be an effective way for the returning student to give direct feedback to faculty about industry needs.