This is a curated list of resources that help prepare students, university staff and workplace supervisors for work integrated learning. To get started, select a category below to view resources applicable to you.
Workplace Supervisors Resource
An online resource for practitioners who supervise university students in their workplace as part of a university degree. Its purpose is to help staff make the most of student supervision through building effective engagement strategies with universities and students and also with colleagues. It consists of written information, links to… Read more
Workplace Supervisors Resource
A webpage for workplace supervisors from the University of Waterloo, a Canadian University, which is ranked first in Canada for employer-student connections (QS World University Rankings). It includes tips on how to ensure students will have a successful placement. There is also a webpage with resources about making workplaces accessible:… Read more
Workplace Supervisors Resource
A sixteen page online booklet produced by Andrew Martin and Helen Hughes for Ako Aotearoa (New Zealand). It covers nine key competencies that workplace supervisors can help students to develop during their WIL experiences: communication skills, self confidence, customer relationship management, enthusiastic participation, industry and business knowledge, self-sufficiency, personal organisation,… Read more
Workplace Supervisors Resource
This is a 2014 Phillips KPA report for the Department of Industry called Engaging Employers in Work Integrated Learning: Current State and Future Priorities. It analyses survey responses from Australian businesses about: the extent that employers participate in WIL; industries or professions in which WIL is common; the benefits, barriers… Read more
Staff enrolled in Flinders Foundation of University Teaching (FFOUT) are required to complete three online WIL modules, which takes 35 minutes: (1) What is WIL? (2) The why and forms of WIL (3) Where to with WIL? In module three staff complete an activity that will determine if they need… Read more
The University of Waterloo, Canada is ranked first in Canada for employer-student connections (QS World University Rankings). It has produced a handy word cloud of WIL themes that can be clicked on to view resources / research articles associated with that theme. Visit Website Read more
A twenty page online booklet produced by Andy Martin, Malcolm Rees and Manvir Edwards for Ako Aotearoa (New Zealand). It discusses six key factors that were derived through the analysis interviews with academic supervisors in different disciplines. The information is aimed at both academic and workplace supervisors for them to… Read more
A sixteen page online booklet produced by Andrew Martin and Helen Hughes for Ako Aotearoa (New Zealand). It covers nine key competencies that academics can help students to develop during their WIL experiences: communication skills, self confidence, customer relationship management, enthusiastic participation, industry and business knowledge, self-sufficiency, personal organisation, professional… Read more
