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Bonnie Amelia Dean; Kate Tubridy; Michelle J. Eady; Venkata Yanamandram – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2024
Higher education plays a key role in cultivating graduate employability, which is essential to meeting multiple individual, community, social and labour market needs. Universities prioritise employability through strategic goals and initiatives designed to foster work-ready graduates equipped with the skills, aptitudes, and knowledge needed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, College Faculty, College Students
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Vailasseri, Pradeep; Long, John M.; Joordens, Matthew – Education Sciences, 2021
A study on the effectiveness of engineering education in the development of industry-ready graduate engineers was conducted among academics and industry experts of engineering disciplines who have relevant experience in work-integrated learning in Australia. The hypothesis was that embedding enhanced work-integrated learning into all study…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Career Readiness, Work Experience Programs, Program Implementation
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Natalie Colson Shilton; Louise Maddock; Mary-Ann Shuker; Georgina Sanger – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2024
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences, integral for equipping students with the skills and knowledge crucial for employment and success in their chosen careers, have traditionally been associated with accreditation requirements in professional programs. More recently, acknowledging the importance of WIL experiences in non-professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Biomedicine, Health Sciences
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Young, Karen; Hermon, Karen; Cardilini, Adam; Binek, Clare – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2022
This is the third of three articles investigating the renewal of a foundational work-integrated learning (WIL) subject offered by a faculty at an Australian university. This case study describes the project frame, the intended project deliverables, and the strategic outcomes relating to the renewal process. It reports on how the action-research…
Descriptors: Action Research, Capacity Building, Work Experience Programs, Career Education
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Rowland, Susan; Gannaway, Deanne; Pedwell, Rhianna; Adams, Peter; Evans, Robyn; Bonner, Hailey; Wong, Kai Sheng – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Recent focus on graduate employability has exposed the inadequacies of work preparation for science students, who need an employability toolkit to navigate the modern work landscape. An established mechanism to develop students' employment awareness is Work Integrated Learning (WIL), but Australian mathematics and science students participate in…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, College Science, Undergraduate Students
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Young, Karen; Cardilini, Adam; Hermon, Karen – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2021
This paper discusses the outcomes of an action-research project designed to consider whether a compulsory foundational work-integrated learning (WIL) subject within a faculty at an Australian university could make an impact on three key outcomes: 1) student awareness of employability; 2) student perceptions of WIL approaches to enhance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, Required Courses
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Young, Karen; Palmer, Stuart; Campbell, Malcolm – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2017
In response to government, industry, student and central University calls for initiatives to enhance graduate employability as a means for improved employment outcomes, a faculty within an Australian university formulated a five-year Work Integrated Learning (WIL) strategy (2015-2019). The Faculty goal was to re-new, develop, implement and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Capacity Building, Curriculum Design
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Dixon, Brian – Community Education Journal, 1975
The state of Victoria (Australia) is attempting to adopt the following premises: education ought to be a continuing, lifelong process; it should take place through living, that is, in the interaction of the individual with the rest of the community; and it ought to provide experiences that benefit a person. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administration, Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement
Melbourne Univ. (Australia). Youth Research Centre. – 2001
A study documented factors associated with the operation of vocational education and training (VET) in small rural schools and their communities. Case studies of 14 schools with high-quality VET practices identified important facilitators of course development: formal commitment to the VET programs within the school's objectives; role of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
Youth Studies Abstracts, 1984
This quarterly publication contains 106 abstracts of educational materials published in Australia, covering social and educational developments, programs, and program materials. In the first two sections of the document, the abstracts are arranged in clusters according to prime subject matter. The topics covered, listed at the front of the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Citations (References), Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Merrill, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 51 papers from a conference devoted to the theme of exploring spaces in adult education. The following are among the papers included: "Exploring Everyday Spaces: Women's Transitions from Welfare to Paid Work and Education" (Cynthia Lee Andruske); "Lost in Space? Re-valuing the Impact of Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Vocational Training Council (Hong Kong). – 2000
This document contains 123 papers from an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The papers focus on the following themes: (1) societal and ethical issues; (2) human resource development and personnel training; (3) international issues; (4) information technology in VET;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Alternative Assessment