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.