professional practice

This type of assessment involves the learner engaging in professional practices beyond the job and task at hand, but their involvement with the profession itself. Professional practice should include developing industry-specific skills by working on authentic tasks and projects. This experience is invaluable for developing the expertise and confidence needed for professional success. It should also seek to engage in competencies and actions that foster professionalism, such as ethics, responsibility, and teamwork. Professional practice is also an opportunity to support forming a network and industry connections through interactions with industry professionals, mentors, and peers who can provide career advice and potential job prospects. This can occur through on-the-job tasks, formal procedures, network interaction with professional bodies, and conference submissions.