Fuel Innovation in Design: Offer a Spring Practicum to IDEA’s Next Generation

As an industry leader in the creative space, you know that fostering talent is key to staying innovative and relevant. Hosting a practicum student from Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design is an opportunity for your agency to make a meaningful impact. Here’s why you should consider joining us as a practicum host.

The Benefits of Hosting a Practicum Student

1. Gain Access to Emerging Talent: Hosting a practicum student connects you with driven individuals equipped with the latest design skills and technologies. These students bring fresh perspectives and can directly apply their academic knowledge to your real-world projects, contributing innovative solutions and ideas to your team.
2. Enhance Team Capabilities with Additional Support: With 6-8 weeks of hands-on involvement, practicum students help expand your team’s capacity. They’re prepared to engage in significant projects and tasks, bringing a keen understanding of design principles, whether in Branding, UX/UI, Motion Design, or Visual Communication.
3. Mentor the Next Generation of Designers: Practicum hosts play a vital role in developing future creative professionals. Your guidance helps students bridge the gap between academic and professional worlds, while you gain insights into current academic design practices and tools that could benefit your team.
4. Flexible Engagement Options for Seamless Integration: Our practicum program offers flexibility, allowing you to choose the engagement model that best fits your workflow. This flexibility ensures that a student’s integration into your organization feels natural and effective.
5. A Mutually Beneficial Partnership: Hosting a practicum student is more than just a one-sided learning experience. Students gain invaluable on-the-job experience, while your team benefits from having a no-cost, enthusiastic addition. (While hosts may opt to pay students, it’s not required.)

Your Role as a Practicum Host

Practicum hosts sign a contract with Capilano University and meet a few requirements to ensure students get the best possible experience:

• Provide a job listing outlining the role.
• Offer constructive feedback weekly (via in-person meetings, email, or video calls).
• Expose students to key aspects of your agency’s workflow.
• Complete a final student evaluation at the practicum’s end.

Ready to Make a Difference?

By becoming a practicum host, your agency will be a part of the Vancouver creative community’s growth and mentorship. This is your chance to support new talent while reinforcing your agency’s role as a forward-thinking, community-oriented leader in the industry.

Interested? Let’s connect and shape the future of design together.

For more information, contact Chelsea Bell Eady at chelseabelleady@capilanou.ca or Vivien Anayian at vanayian@capilanou.ca.