NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 34 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Flevy Lasrado; Bonnie Dean; Micheal Eady – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024
Work-integrated learning (WIL) plays a crucial role in introducing students to work environments to enhance employability skills and career readiness. These opportunities are made possible through university-workplace partnerships. Despite the numerous benefits associated with such partnerships, effective initiation and management of partnerships…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Work Experience Programs, Career Readiness, Employment Potential
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ian Pepper; Colin Rogers; James Turner; Nick Louis; Bronwen Williams – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to explore perceptions and provides insights, from students who volunteer in policing whilst also studying the college of policing licenced professional policing degree (PPD) in Wales. It examines issues that act as enablers and blockers to volunteering in this public service, which also provides opportunities to develop…
Descriptors: Student Volunteers, Employment Potential, Police, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Susan Grantham; Manolo Iachizzi – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: This study aimed to realign the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) curriculum at an Australian university with communication industry standards and student career goals. It proposes practical suggestions for a third-year communications studies WIL course that will effectively prepare students for professional success by integrating insights…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Communications, Foreign Countries, Student Experience
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Navneet Kaur Popli; Rudra Partap Singh – Discover Education, 2024
This research investigates the integration of industry projects and mentorship into academic curricula, aiming to enhance student learning and professional readiness. By incorporating real-world projects and pairing students with industry mentors, this approach seeks to provide a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Business Relationship, Industry, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Maryam Mirzaei; Denisa Hebblethwaite; Anne Yates – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024
This study draws on the perceptions of students who have completed authentic project-based and work-integrated assessments and explores their perception of authenticity of the assessments in terms of real work projects. In response to industry and government expectations for work-ready graduates three authentic assessments, were developed in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Work Experience Programs, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Christopher Edwards; Ricky Tunny; Heather Allen; Danielle Bowles; Angela Farley; Sandra O'Hara; Jane Wardle; Tristan Reddan – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024
Sonography is a highly specialized diagnostic imaging profession facing significant workforce challenges due to increased service delivery demands and a shortage of clinical training opportunities. Developing sustainable solutions is crucial for workforce growth. Using examples from the Australian workforce and education context, this paper…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, Job Training, Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jackson, Denise; Rowe, Anna – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
The explicit linking of institutional funding to in-curricular industry engagement and graduate employment affirms the strategic importance of enhancing graduate employability in Australia. Key strategies to enhance graduate employability and employment outcomes are work-integrated learning (WIL) (where students engage with industry as part of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Labor Force Development, Work Experience Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mayombe, Celestin – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: The unemployment rate among disadvantaged youths (aged 15-34 years) in large parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America has become a global concern. The concern in this article is that most WIL programmes could not facilitate a smooth WIL-to-work transition. The purpose of the article is to examine the roles of partner stakeholders in the…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Disadvantaged Youth, Work Experience Programs, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Brayan Diaz; Cesar Delgado; Kevin Han; Collin Lynch – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Industry worldwide calls for highly qualified STEM graduates that are ready to work. Work-integrated learning (WIL) has been implemented to address this need. WIL is a strategy to bridge the gap between theory and practice, and emphasize "employability." However, students often perceive a confusing disconnect between their training and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Engineering Education, Communities of Practice, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Susan Mate; J. Ryan; K. Toh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Pedagogical partnerships are rarely used to explore how students develop agency through Work Integrated Learning (WIL). This study contributes to this gap by exploring how pedagogical partnerships between students, industry experts and subject leaders in a postgraduate online WIL capstone assisted students to gain clarity about their professional…
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Online Courses, Specialists, Career Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Twyford, Erin; Dean, Bonnie – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2021
Higher education providers are facing increasing demands to ensure graduates are prepared for the complexities of a globalized, changing and dynamic workforce. Accounting educators grapple with finding ways to develop discipline and employability skills within the curriculum to prepare students for the workforce within the limited resources…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Work Experience Programs, Industry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Skiadas, Dimitrios; Boutsiouki, Sofia; Koniaris, Vasileios; Zafiropoulos, Konstantinos; Karatsiori, Marianthi – International Education Studies, 2021
The aim of establishing the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) marked the development of the Bologna process since its beginning, while it exercised a decisive influence on the content of the higher education policy initiatives undertaken over the years. One of the most important goals of the relevant policy making was to bridge the…
Descriptors: Program Development, Work Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Dipitso, Paul – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2020
Globally, employability is increasingly becoming an issue of concern in higher education due to demands from the labour market requiring work-ready graduates. In the Global South, particularly South Africa, universities are on a quest to develop competence and improve student employability. This paper is set to investigate the impact of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Mining
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3