This module has been developed to allow students to work intensively with a London community project/organisation in order to identify (in partnership with them) a challenge they are faced with and work towards positively addressing this challenge This innovative module is an exciting opportunity to work at a grass-roots level to effect change and to learn about the key issues currently affecting London and other large cities.

Student is to find ideally food/nutrition-based work experience/project/placement that is in flexible part-time remote or hybrid mode and students are required to complete 40 -70 hours by mid April 2024 latest. Student will propose prospective work experience to their module leader who will approve it as suitable based on compliance with the Empowering London Work Based Learning module objectives in the areas of social wealth; the environment; discrimination; health; poverty and deprivation and crime.

The module is designed to enhance students’ wider personal and professional development. It will facilitate application and progression of knowledge gained in their studies and wider life experience. The module includes values-driven, professional training and work experience to assist in preparing student for their future careers. Through work based practice, student will positively contribute to a key part of the London Metropolitan University’s Strategic agenda, addressing current social and economic issues facing London communities. This unique module allows student to be challenged by contributing to current, real world projects, working with the University and students from other professional disciplines to make a positive difference to society.

This could include working with communities and organisations towards programmes aiming to address collective identity and civic agency in neighbourhoods. Student will work individually or in teams, in partnership with community institutions to support the activities of one of London Met’s strategic priorities - the Empowering London initiative. Students' practice will positively contribute to addressing the challenges facing London which impact everyone’s lives.

The module aims to enable student to:

● Effectively express and understand their current skills and abilities in relation to their career values and goals

● Practically apply the knowledge gained through their nutrition course programme to a work/neighbourhood environment

● Make a positive contribution to the challenges of current social and economic issues facing London communities and consider these from national and global perspectives

● Gaining unique insight of current challenges facing cities in the areas of social wealth; the environment; discrimination; health; poverty and deprivation and crime and partner with community institution to design potential solutions

● Gain understanding and direct experience of the graduate level skills, knowledge and insights required for inclusive practice and problem resolution within institutions to enable you to become an inclusive leader in society

● Recognise students’ personal and professional development through their work based practice and how to apply the experience and knowledge gain to their future goals.

Deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project and this will be agreed prior to student commencing the project and schedule of their tasks will be agreed as well. The student should complete approximately 40-70 hours with an organization by 20 April 2024.