HoneyBee: Evaluating Glamorgan’s Work-Based Learning Initiative
HoneyBee, at the University of Glamorgan, was a project that offered a partnership of academia, professional training and personal development to both engineering undergraduates and local businesses by coordinating and supporting a range of bespoke work placements. The Mini Project evaluated beneficiaries’ experiences of the HoneyBee scheme. Research examined the impact of Work-Based Learning engagement on the employability of Glamorgan’s engineering undergraduates and investigated the development of new, practical and transferable skills through real-life work experience. Skills requirements of local businesses and the attitudinal/practical barriers they face recruiting undergraduates/graduates was also be touched upon, where such evaluation informed Work-Based Learning provision, allowing recommendations to be made, and utilised the HoneyBee scheme to exemplify good practice.
