Earn and Learn at RMIT
RMIT, in collaboration with industry and government, has developed the ‘Earn and Learn’ model - a nationally recognised work-based-learning qualification that combines vocational and higher education, co-designed and delivered with industry.
It combines Vocational and Higher Education to create learning opportunities to address looming skills shortages, improve workforce participation, as well as the need to upskill and reskill large parts of the workforce.
The model is the first of its kind for a Victorian university at degree level. It sees students complete their studies as part of their full-time, paid employment at a partner employer, allowing them to acquire valuable workplace skills while attaining a tertiary qualification.
This initiative in the local government workforce, first announced in 2024 is one of several Earn and Learn initiatives the University has launched in the last few years, in areas such as nuclear medicine, cybersecurity, IT and Systems Engineering.
The Australian Universities Accord – released by the Federal Government in early 2024 – called for significant reform of the tertiary education system to underpin a strong, equitable and resilient Australia.
Eastman said the Accord presented the University us a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to shape a new tertiary education system.
“As the largest dual-sector university in Australia, RMIT is challenging the status quo by creating new and innovative learning and teaching models,” she said.
“We need an education system aligned with both vocational and higher education that rethinks learning and teaching models to address current and looming skills shortages – one that provides adult learners with education solutions that accommodate their need to work alongside study.”
Find out more about Earn and Learn at RMIT.
Story: Finn Devlin
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