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Sydney business and industry, and sustain future renewal of our future proof our institutional capacity
(e.g. internships, mentorships, degrees and alternative credentials. for agile curriculum innovation. We
work integrated learning) Our new coherent degree structures will implement new streamlined
will allow our staff and industry course approval and review
• Build on new partnerships to
partners to innovate and quickly processes, and state-of-the-art
support our students’ skill deliver new products to market in student and course management
development, professional response to the emergent systems. We will also continue to
networks and international opportunities of a digitally disrupted invest in our technology-infused
outreach (e.g. Western Sydney world. campuses and the development of
Online, Sydney School of our most important asset – our staff -
Entrepreneurship, By 2020 we will be offering with new professional development
alternative credentials which will opportunities that build the capacity
SemiPermanent, United Nations
meet the needs of those in our of our staff and partners to design
University) community seeking to flexibly and teach our new curriculum.
• Draw on the diversity of our improve their Future of Work skills
students and their communities without committing to a degree. Our If you would like to find out more
(Community engagement, transformed existing courses, our about the 21st Century Curriculum
social justice programs, innovative new degrees, and our Project please visit the website at
revolutionary alternative credentials, www.westernsydney.edu.au/21c or
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
will communicate to prospective contact Professor Simon Barrie,
Islander Elders and knowledge students Western Sydney Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning
circles, Muslim and other faith University’s distinctive and Transformations)
communities, volunteer accessible Future of Work value s.barrie@westernsydney.edu.au.
programs) proposition.
• Scaffold our students’ learning
to convert their aspirations and The project provides rewarding
opportunities for the university
resilience into career success
community, and the
(educating for academic communities of Greater
literacy, integrity, confidence Western Sydney, to engage in
and resilience). discussions about what we want
the educational experience at our
We will offer students more University to be known for.
meaningful and relevant choice
within our 2020 degrees through We will be launching an exciting
new curriculum structures. Those series of ‘Future of Work
structures will provide access to Curriculum Disruption’ forums,
more flexible combinations of ‘Future including public lectures, in
of Work’ curriculum elements and November 2017. In 2018, we will be
multi-disciplinary learning, offering supporting a series of ‘Flagship
clearer pathways to our students’ Curriculum Projects’ with teams of
future careers. staff, students and industry partners,
co-creating the innovative
components of our future-facing FYA. (2016). The new Work mindset: 7 new
We will establish new productive job clusters to help young people navigate the
curriculum partnerships with industry degrees. Across the three years of new work order.
and community sectors, to co-create the project we will be working to