Student Employability Skills and Community Service Project
In
December 2008, the University of South Australia, in partnership with
Universities Australia and 39 universities, was awarded a grant from the
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund. The grant will provide
the opportunity for the universities to either establish or enhance the
development of their own local application of the Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE) model of engaged learning and community empowerment
through student social entrepreneurship.
The SIFE model involves the commitment of academic staff to mentor students who initiate and undertake projects which benefit the wider community and in the process enhance their workplace readiness by developing planning, teamwork, leadership and communication skills. The grant will provide financial assistance to participating universities to support their academics in the mentoring role.
For further information contact Jennie Hayes, Project Manager: SIFE Diversity and Structural Adjustment Project, 08 8302 3997 or jennie.hayes@unisa.edu.au.