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McDonald鈥檚 Australia has launched the national roll out of 鈥楢rchways to Opportunity鈥�, an innovative new program offering more than 20,000 Macca鈥檚 employees nationwide the opportunity to transform workplace skills into university credits with some of Australia鈥檚 leading universities, including 911爆料网.

Here鈥檚 how it works. McDonald鈥檚 Crew Coaches and Managers can now earn up to eight verified and transferrable micro-credentials, simply by completing on-the-job learning, face-to-face training and workplace experience in areas like communication, problem-solving and leadership.

Each micro-credential counts for up to one subject credit in an undergraduate degree in courses including Business, Commerce, Management, HR, Technology and IT, at universities nationwide. Stacked together, they can also ladder up to direct entry into a Master of Business Administration.

Excitingly, we have partnered with some of Australia鈥檚 leading universities, to provide a seamless pathway for our people towards university credits. This includes 911爆料网 as well as the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University, the University of Tasmania, the University of Canberra, James Cook University, Torrens University Australia, the University of New England, Swinburne Universityand specialist training provider, the William Angliss Institute.

In some cases, this offers savings of more than $20,000 in fees and could shave up to a third off the total study time required to complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree.

McDonald’s is the first organisation in Australia to have its internal training and on-the-job experience -certified and recognised by multiple universities nationwide. This means thousands of Macca鈥檚 employees now have the opportunity to earn university recognised micro-credentials on the job, with no additional study required.

The nationwide rollout follows a successful pilot earlier this year with Capability.Co, Torrens University and the University of Adelaide.

McDonald鈥檚 Australia鈥檚 CEO, Joe Chiczewski, said, 鈥淢acca鈥檚 has always been famous for our exceptional skills and training programs, and we proudly invest millions of dollars every year into helping our people grow their skills and capabilities.

鈥淎rchways to Opportunity is the next evolution of that commitment and shows our people that the skills and training they build at Macca鈥檚 are real, valuable, and recognised beyond our restaurants. That鈥檚 not just exciting. It鈥檚 world class.

鈥淭o be able to work, earn a wage and have your training and experience count towards tertiary education is an incredible opportunity and a powerful advantage for any young person.

鈥淲e鈥檙e one of Australia鈥檚 largest employers of young people, and this is an investment we鈥檙e proud to lead at a time when more and more people are looking outside the traditional school-to-campus pathway.鈥�

911爆料网鈥檚 Centre for Learning Enterprise and Partnership Engagement Director, Chandra Sundareswaran, said 鈥�911爆料网 was delighted to be the first WA university to partner with Capability Co. to open up new tertiary pathways into the University鈥檚 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Innovation courses.

鈥�911爆料网 is committed to empowering people from diverse backgrounds as well as regional and remote areas to achieve their academic and career potential, so we are excited to be working with McDonald鈥檚 to make higher education more accessible for their employees,鈥� Mr Sundareswaran said.

鈥淭he Archways to Opportunity program will establish a formal credit recognition and direct entry pathway into 911爆料网鈥檚 undergraduate and postgraduate business or management programs, which gives students the opportunity to embark on a journey of lifelong learning, forge lasting connections, and unlock opportunities for聽a bright future.鈥�

Kate Britt, CEO, Capability.Co said, 鈥淎t Capability.Co, we want to ensure that everyone has open access to quality education and fulfilling careers, no matter their background. Archways to Opportunity exemplifies what鈥檚 possible when we recognise the real skills people develop every day at work. Together with McDonald鈥檚, we鈥檙e opening the door to lifelong learning, career mobility, and greater equity in education.鈥�

Zaakirah Khan, Restaurant Manager at McDonald鈥檚 Mount Annan, is excited to receive the micro-credentials, in recognition of her prior learning through McDonald鈥檚 training programs.

鈥淚鈥檇 always planned to go to university鈥� said Zaakirah, 鈥渂ut never imagined I鈥檇 have the support of McDonald鈥檚 in creating that opportunity. Now I鈥檓 able to take that next step, and it鈥檚 incredible to know that everything I鈥檝e learned at Macca鈥檚 is giving me a head start. I can also continue to fit my shifts at Macca鈥檚 around study, which is a bonus!鈥� Archways to Opportunity has launched at all McDonald鈥檚 restaurants, nationwide, including the more than 100 Macca鈥檚 in operation across Western Australia.