Collaboration on guidance : experiences from the Eindhoven region

ROC Eindhoven organised learning communities around work-based learning for several courses (nursing, facility management, beauty salons). These learning communities were targeted on common learning on guidance models for interships and inservice students. Researchers from Eindhoven Technical University supported these learning processes with developmental and evaluation investigations. This resulted in empirical data on (problems in) cooperation between college and practice, which in turn lead towards the design of improved guidance models. In a second round of investigatory projects these designs are evaluated by professionals (teachers and mentors on feasibility) and students (on satisfaction and results). Eventually the process has lead to an ¿Eindhoven model¿ for guidance of internships, which is ready for use both locally as well as nationally.