Learning in the clinical area: the Portsmouth Partnership experience

This paper outlines a new, innovative method of obtaining a degree pertinent to one's job description. The Partnership Programme implemented from the University of Portsmouth had its first intake of students in October 1992. The course is primarily aimed for students in full-time employment. Following submission of a portfolio, students can obtain a degree in two years. Students undertake part-time university modules and learning projects at the workplace, the latter forming up to 60% of their total credits. Presently there are only two similar course frameworks in the United Kingdom.