In this latest episode we explore ways to enhance the impact of projects carried out by work-based learners – and specifically some of the challenges which part-time students face in combining their academic learning with creating impact from that learning outside of the classroom.  

During the episode, our contributors introduce a new toolkit designed to equip educators with the knowledge and the confidence needed to embed impact in their curricula, developed through a QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project run by colleagues based at universities in Liverpool, Oxford and Chester. 

The project is informed by a commitment to sustainable development and to embedding a recognition of the importance of such global issues in the practices and impacts of work-based learning initiatives.

Dr Kerr Castle leads a full and lively conversation with Professor Tony Wall, Dr Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs, Dr Geena Whiteman and their student Korben Dean-Young from Liverpool John Moores University's Business School, Dr Lisa Rowe from the University of Chester's Business School, and Dr Simon Smith from Oxford Brookes University's Business School.

To find out more about the project and the launch of the Student Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur (SIE) Toolkit, visit the QAA website.