A sales firm regularly enrolls some of its employees in a six-month marketing course with a leading university. At the end of the course, the employees are able to perform better in the organization. Which method of employee development has the firm used?

Externship refers to an agreement between the employer and university wherein the university imparts skills required by the employer from employees which relate to a particular job designation.

Externship enables the employees to gain a short term practical knowledge which is related to their job position. Externship, unlike internship is for a shorter duration and during such a course the volunteered employees supervise the learning process of the externs.

Such a concept is also referred to as Job shadowing.