Description
At the Cégep de Shawinigan, students in the new Specialized Education Techniques program completed their first internship this fall. To prepare them for this experience, we organized a week 1 orientation. The initiative aimed to reduce stress, consolidate learning, and provide personalized support for this first immersion in the professional world. Over the course of 27 hours, workshops, discussions, and review periods were offered to the members of this cohort, allowing them to refresh their prior knowledge and increase their confidence going into their first internship. After analysis, the benefits were considerable and confirmed the added value of this type of pedagogical approach. Among other things, we observed a decrease in anxiety, a greater sense of control, and a better understanding of the expectations of the internship. Thus, Week 1 proved to be a key step in facilitating a successful transfer from theory to practice.
The webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in English.
