sandwich course
nounUK /ˈsænwɪtʃ kɔːs/
US /ˈsænwɪtʃ kɔːrs/
A sandwich course is a school program where you study and also work at a job for a while.
She chose a sandwich course so she could earn money while studying engineering.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A training program that alternates between periods of classroom study and periods of paid employment.
The university's sandwich course combines six months of lectures with six months at a partner company.
3. A college course in which students spend a year in industry as part of their degree.
He completed a sandwich course in business and spent his third year working at a bank.
4. Any educational arrangement where practical work is placed between two periods of academic study.
The sandwich course structure gave her valuable hands-on skills before graduation.