The Institute for Work Based Learning
I am very pleased to welcome you to the Middlesex University Institute for Work Based Learning.
International leadership
We are very proud to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the use of work based learning to create innovation and achieve the development objectives of organisations and individuals.
Track Record of Success
Middlesex University pioneered the development of work based learning at higher education level during the early 1990s. The University has been awarded a Queens Prize for excellence and innovation for work based learning and has been recognised as a centre for excellence in teaching and learning in the field of work based learning by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. In 2003 and 2009 Middlesex was commended by the UK Quality Assurance Agency for its work based learning programmes. In 2009 the Higher Education Funding Council for England awarded Middlesex £8million to establish the Middlesex Organisational Development Network (MODNet). MODNet is a networked organisation centred upon Middlesex University, designed to meet the learning needs of employers. The Institute for Work Based Learning manages MODNet on behalf of the University.
Current Capability
The Institute for Work Based Learning provides:
- Leading edge work based learning programmes customised to the needs of individuals and employers at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level;
- A centre of expertise in research and consultancy spanning the development and application of work based learning and coaching to combine individual learning and organisational development.
- The ability to identify and formally accredit learning from experience and in-company training programmes and extensive expertise in the use of this learning as part of university level programmes designed in partnership with employers in the UK and internationally.
Working in Partnership
We have extensive experience of working in partnership with other education providers and governmental agencies - including a number of innovative skills development consortia.
Work Based Learning for Business and Organisations
Our Beyond Training portfolio of programmes have been designed for businesses and organisations
Work Based Learning for Individuals
Middlesex University has the UK's widest range of Work Based Learning Programmes for individuals at undergraduate, masters and doctorate level.
Work Based Learning in the Third Sector
The Institute actively supports learning in the third sector and hosts the Work Based Learning in the Third Sector group.
Professor Jonathan Garnett
Dean Institute for Work Based Learning
Middlesex University
