The Professional Practice Pathway

From foundation to career

A three-stage journey that takes a learner from fundamentals, through a real internship, towards a qualification and employment.

Stage 1
1

Foundation

Home school or college-based learning covering fundamentals, core professional skills and industry principles — the groundwork for everything that follows.

Stage 2
2

Internship & Startup Lab

An internship and startup lab combining practical experience, skill application and professional development with partner organisations across many career fields.

Stage 3
3

Mastery

Completion with a university or awarding organisation, plus advanced internships, mentoring and clear routes to employment and entrepreneurship.

Graduates leave job-ready and venture-ready

Learners build verified portfolios and professional references as they progress towards a qualification — with an institution that grows with them.

Where your pathway can lead

Every AFIS-EDI pathway opens two routes forward. Learners can take one, or both in turn.

Into work

Virtual work experience through WEBridge, an internship and startup lab, and a recruitment pipeline into local and global-remote roles.

Onward to university

Every pathway is designed for progression to university study, from top-up degrees to master's. We are working with universities across several regions to develop these progression routes.

Admission, credit and award decisions rest with each receiving university.

Where learners gain experience

Real & virtual work experience across these fields

Through our internship and startup lab, learners build real and virtual work experience across these fields:

TechnologyFinance & BankingHealthcareEngineeringCreative & MediaLaw & LegalBusiness & ConsultingMarketingPublic SectorScience & ResearchHospitality & TourismSustainability
WEBridge

Virtual work experience with leading employers

Through WEBridge, learners are signposted to virtual work experience programmes run by leading employers such as those below. Each programme doubles as assessment evidence, so practical experience and qualification progress move together.

Employer names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners. They are shown to illustrate the programmes learners can access and do not imply endorsement of AFIS-EDI.

Bring the Pathway to your learners

Schools, edupreneurs and governments can deliver the full pathway under their own brand. Let's talk.

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