GPDS
About LU Glocal Professional Development Scheme
LU Glocal Professional Development Scheme (“GPDS” or “Scheme”) aims to integrate theory with the practice of work within a purposefully designed curriculum to nurture LU students as caring professionals and prepare them for their future careers.
The new Scheme is an invaluable opportunity for the University to not only integrate theory and practice but to expose “graduates-to-be” to the world of work as well as to produce caring professionals promoting UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Scheme would enhance students’ understanding of the most recent economic, social and cultural developments locally, regionally, and globally upon graduation.
Pre-internship Training Programme List Internship Programme ListWhat's New
Collaboration with the Science Unit: Internship in Environment and Sustainability.
In collaboration with the Science Unit, the Science Unit has developed a new practicum course, SCI 3008: Internship in Environment and Sustainability. This course will help students to gain an understanding of “real-world” workplace dynamics and administrative skills by providing them with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in the context of environment and sustainability through an formal internship with a local partner.
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Benefits of GPDS
Gain
Gain extended experience in developing soft skills and graduate capabilities such as communication, team work, leadership and entrepreneurship for their future career development.
Develop
Develop awareness and understanding of organisational culture and the expectations from them.
Obtain
Obtain practical assistance and skills in developing professional career attributes as well as put their acquired knowledge into practice.Partnerships
"Win-Win-Win" Partnerships
Students
Enhancement of essential skills
Development of professional career attributes
Potential of career offer from organisations
University
Enrich University's curricula
Promote liberal arts education to employers
Produce World-ready graduates
Potential Employers
Increase visibility on campus
Close the skills gaps
Provide a regular source for talents recruitment
4 Key Elements
The Scheme aims to provide a structural framework for the credit-bearing courses/elective courses organised by academic departments with support from the Office of Student Affairs (“OSA”), and in partnership with organisations. It seeks to enhance workplace and professional skills of students with the application of knowledge from classroom learning. The Scheme offers 2 terms (around 8 months) of the programme and will include the following four elements: Pre-internship Training, Career Exploration and Professional Training (academic credit-bearing), Internship (academic credit-bearing), Reflections on Skills Learnt (academic credit-bearing).
Pre-internship Training
Briefing session
Generic/ soft skills training and related preparation
Professional Training
Career exploration on job nature, opportunities and prospects
Industry-related Training
Internship
Real work experience
On the job trainings
Networking opportunities
Pre-internship Training
Pre-internship evaluation
Post-internship evaluation
Department-based reflection report
"4-way" Cooperation
Students (Undergraduates Year 3/4 or Postgraduate Students)
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Enroll into the new credit-bearing course under GPDS
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Develop professional career attributes
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Claim the skills learnt to enhance the portfolio
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Academic Departments
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Offer a new credit-bearing elective course.
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Supervise students during the internship period.
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Assess students’ reflections to enhance their learning to earn credits.
Organisations
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Provide career exploration briefings
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Offer industry-related trainings
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Offer internship opportunities
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Provide networking opportunities
Office of Student Affairs
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Offer soft skills trainings
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Liaison with organisations to offer professional training
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Offer internship opportunities
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Support Depts in logistics arrangements such as internship sourcing, legal issues for non-locals, pre- & post- internship briefings, allowance and subsidies arrangement, etc.
Proposed Timeline
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Term 1 Generic/ Soft Skills Training & PreparationPre-internship Period
Students attend the pre-internship briefing session arranged by OSA/ Departments
Students attend the generic/ soft skills training organised by OSA/ Departments
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Term 2 Career Exploration & Professional TrainingsTerm 2 Training Period
Students enroll into the new credit-bearing course under GPDS
Students attend the “Career Exploration” programme organised by the organisations
Students attend the industry-related training organised by the organisations
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Term 2 InternshipTerm 2/ Summer Internship Period
Students MUST participate the internship for at least ONE term (Full-time/Part-time/Project-based)
Students MUST complete the internship under the supervision by LU professors
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Term 2 Reflections & Skills LearningTerm 2/ Summer Post-internship Period
Students complete a post-internship evaluation and skills learning reflection
Students may require to submit a learning reflection report to their department to earn credits.
Pre-internship Evaluation Post-internship Evaluation
