Middlesex University - Institute for Work Based Learning
Contact for admissions
David Williams, Head of Business Development and Marketing
Status of establishment
University
Date founded
Middlesex University was founded in 1992; previously Middlesex Polytechnic (founded 1973), itself a conglomeration of north London colleges dating back to the 1880s.
Head/principal directors
Professor Michael Driscoll, Vice-Chancellor
Staff/student ratio
1:4
Number of full-time employees/academic staff
Nearly 1,800 staff are employed at Middlesex University. Of these, 799 are academic staff, 951 are support staff and 35 are manual staff.
Numbers of students, full-time and part-time
The University has over 34,000 students studying on Middlesex courses worldwide, both at our own campuses and also with partner institutions.
Proportion of female staff (%)
66%
and of female students(%)
55%
Proportion of overseas students (%)
32%
Proportion of MSc students: sponsored (%)
n/a
self-funded (%)
13%
Typical course costs
MA/MSc/DProf Work Based Learning Depending on the level of credit required: £3,950 - £5,040pa
Profile
The Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) offer an in-depth and diverse range of products and services for business in connection with Higher Education and work place learning, to benefit organisations and impact bottom line performance.
Work Based Learning at Middlesex University is a modern way of providing university-level learning in the workplace. As every place of work is unique, IWBL offers customised learning programmes tailored to the specific needs of the organisation and the individual.
Through our unique blend of work projects and our ability to assess prior experience and learning in the workplace for academic credit we can work with you to meet your objectives, all learning taking place in the work place.
In addition we work with a large number of businesses in the Accreditation of their in-house programmes to enable acknowledgement at University level.
Areas of specialisation
Members of the Work Based Learning (WBL) Research Centre engage in a wide range of research activities within the context of organisational and individual learning and change in higher education, for example: developing WBL as a field of study; intellectual capital; accreditation; assessment; innovations in partnering with organisations; virtual leaning environments that support effective WBL; organisational development and talent management.
Recent clients
Our students come from all sectors: business, finance, education, health, computing and the arts, in addition to representatives from major companies and multinational organisations.