About The Education For Practice Institute
Introduction
CSU is a university that blends national vision and regional opportunity and enables capacity and relationship building to benefits individuals, communities and society. CSU is committed to excellence, integrity, and sustainability in teaching and research for our students, professions, communities and staff. The Education For Practice Institute was established by CSU in 2007 to build on the University's strong tradition of preparing graduates to enter the world of practice and to contribute to our local, global and occupational communities.
Mission
The mission of The Education For Practice Institute (EFPI) is to inform and enhance education for professional practice by:
- enriching CSU's identity and networking as a leader in professional education
- roviding leadership in shaping good practices and discourse on professional and higher education
- romoting and disseminating good practices in professional education.
Portfolios, Programs, Projects
EFPI's activities are envisioned and enacted through:
4 portfolios:
education, research, strategic development, workplace learning (WPL) networking
ongoing programs:
staff and team development, seminars and campus visits,
curriculum development,
research training,
research and scholarship,
national and international networking, seminars, and visiting scholars,
standards and quality improvement investigations and reports,
committee participation,
teaching fellowships,
policy and system development,
collaboration with stakeholders including industry partners,
recognition and dissemination of exemplary practice-based education programs
current projects to address key targets:
The education of WPL educators
Networking in professional and practice-based education
WPL policies and standards
PBE Profiles
Innovations in WPL
Leadership in WPL
Students' experiences in WPL
Developing professional identities
PBE pedagogy
Practice wisdom