Connections With Industry
Swinburne has a long reputation and strong links with business and industry. Representatives from industry and professional associations sit on the course advisory committee of every program. Swinburne pioneered the Industry-Based Learning (IBL) program in 1963 and became the first education institution to introduce a program which placed undergraduates in vocational paid employment as part of their course. The IBL program is the longest running in Australia and in 2009 there were over 700 IBL students working across 350 businesses.
Swinburne has engaged with a number of businesses and industry such as:
- Boeing
- Jetstar Airways
- Ford Motor Company
- Visy Australia
- Telstra
- Toll Holdings
- The Australian Football League (AFL)
- Parks Victoria
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