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Elyce Green; Elise Ryan; Elsie De Klerk; Brent Smith; Rebecca Barry – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024
The notion of what constitutes a high-quality work-integrated learning experience has received increasing attention in the literature, particularly over the past decade. To date, the definitions of high-quality work-integrated learning have been broad and there remains a need to understand how elements of quality can be operationalized,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, College Students, Rural Areas
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Michael D. O’Connor – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2024
Research supervisors and their higher degree research (HDR) candidates -- including Master, Professional Doctorate, and PhD candidates -- make critical contributions to research and innovation. In addition to providing research training, research supervisors have traditionally also acted as the graduate employability practitioner for their HDR…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Graduate Students, Doctoral Students, Employment Potential
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Lalantha Senevirathna; Karthika KrishnaPillai; Jim Morgan; Shara Cameron – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Presented here is a novel engineering degree initiative established at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia. This program embodies emerging trends and prospects in engineering education, aspiring to nurture adept engineers well-prepared for practical application. Furthermore, this paper delves into the application of this program for training…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Curriculum, Employment Qualifications, Water
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Lewis, Gemma K.; Williams, Belinda; Allen, Stephen; Goldfarb, Beverly; Lyall, Kevin; Kling, Rose; Statham, Peta – Accounting Education, 2021
In the higher education environment, work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely considered a key component of developing work-ready and professional graduates. Quality evaluation systems are needed to ensure continual improvement and development of WIL programs focusing on all stakeholder perspectives, not just the students or the sponsoring…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Accounting, Business Administration Education, Program Evaluation
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Dewi, Anita; Velasquez, Diane L. – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
The paper presents an evaluation of History and Korean Studies WIL internships at Monash University Library, focusing on past students' views of the program in relation to their future career, and past host-supervisors' perceptions of its benefits. Data collection for the qualitative research was conducted through semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Asian Studies, Work Experience Programs
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Mangan, John; Trendle, Bernard – Education Economics, 2019
Traineeships have been shown to be successful in generating improved labour market outcomes and are often recommended as a policy option for disadvantaged youth. Regretfully data indicate that one such target group, Indigenous Australians, continues to have lower traineeship completion rates than the non-Indigenous. To address this issue, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Indigenous Populations, Labor Market
Sweet, Richard – European Training Foundation, 2018
This handbook, first published in 2014, aims at helping policy makers and social partners understand some of the ways in which learning in the workplace can be encouraged and how its quality can be improved. It is also intended to help them understand some of the ways that such learning can be organised in a structured manner so that it benefits…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Educational Policy, Workplace Learning, Educational Quality
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Ferns, Sonia; Russell, Leonie; Kay, Judie – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
Work-integrated learning (WIL) enables the embedding of relevant real-world learning into curriculum resulting in students that are better prepared to enter the workforce and meet demands of employers seeking work-ready graduates. Research confirms students who undertake WIL as part of their degree consistently achieve better employment outcomes.…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Industry, Education Work Relationship, Work Experience
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McGrath, Dianne; Murphy, Daniel – Accounting Education, 2016
This paper reports on a project which is designed to increase the participation of high school students in accounting work experience placements. The focus of the paper is on an Australian-based project which overcomes the identified barriers to offering high school accounting work experience placements with a resultant increase in the number and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Accounting, Career Choice
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Mitchell, Gaon; Kay, Judie – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2013
At Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, the majority of students engage in paid employment alongside their studies; and, every student has the opportunity to engage with work-integrated learning as a key component of their academic course. This paper explores an innovative structured approach the university has initiated to align these two…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Student Employment, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Baker, Michaela; Beale, Alison; Hammersley, Laura; Lloyd, Kate; Semple, Anne-Louise; White, Karolyn – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2013
In 2008, Macquarie University instituted the Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) initiative. This initiative embeds units in the curriculum that involve learning through participation (LTP) that is mutually beneficial to the student, the University and the organisation or community in which student participation activities take place.…
Descriptors: Ethics, College Students, College Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Welch, Bernadette; Vo-Tran, Huan; Pittayachawan, Siddhi; Reynolds, Sue – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2012
The value of work integrated learning (WIL) is well-established in the education of information management (IM) professionals. Adding value to WIL through cross-cultural or cross-disciplinary experiences is considered in this article. Using online communication, simulation activities, and onsite work, students from RMIT Melbourne and RMIT Ho Chi…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Information Management, Foreign Countries, Vietnamese People
Parmenter, Trevor R.; Fraser, Barry J. – Exceptional Child, 1980
The authors focus on a work experience program for mildly intellectually impaired children. The design and results of the program evaluation are outlined using a systems model to conceptualize its inputs, process, and outputs. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Ferrier, Fran; Kellock, Peter; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2007
The Parents Returning to Work Program (PRTW) is a Victorian government initiative which commenced in 2003. It provides grants to assist eligible parents who wish to return to paid employment after a period of caring for children to participate in training that will increase their work skills and job prospects. This evaluation aimed to review the…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Telephone Surveys, Job Training, Program Effectiveness
Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1978
Using a systems model with its components of inputs, process, and outputs; the report evaluates a work experience program for mildly retarded students at an Australian special school. Data collected at each stage of the evaluation is presented. Inputs into the system include a description of the population and its needs, along with the situational…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
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