Then the interns are placed with companies, about half through Microsoft partners, to gain that all-important practical experience.
"It is considered important that students have practical experience of operating in another country".
"It's important to have some practical experience in the field first," she said, noting that the botanical garden program requires such hands-on work as a prerequisite for admission.
Some institutions can not afford online subscription costs, and open access journals can be an important resource to provide practical experience.
For people wanting to move into the field, Parsons says it is important to gain as much practical experience as possible: "We tend to go for people who have some genuine experience working in museums.
While capacity building is almost never cited as an important component of global health, practical experience from the program suggested otherwise.
Since the frontline practical experience is important in developing the framework for discharge planning, participants were engaged to discuss how to revise the framework between each round of rating.
Others cited the vocational training year as an important opportunity where they believed practical experience could inform their expectations, which fits with the overall remit for foundation years [ 15, 21, 43- 45].
The SMNet experience offers important practical and conceptual lessons for health communication and social mobilization, as well as for partnerships in global health.
"Having that practical experience is so important in making good ideas commercially viable," says Torgerson.
