A podcast from the University of Melbourne, that ‘demystifies the employability landscape, dissects the seemingly scary world of work, and helps you land that important internship. Work has changed. Employers want more than a grade, and candidates are demanding as much from their employer as their employer is from them.… 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 students can focus on developing during their WIL experiences: communication skills, self confidence, customer relationship management, enthusiastic participation, industry and business knowledge, self-sufficiency, personal organisation, professional networks… Read more
This is a popular blog by US-based manager Alison Green. She posts daily answers to readers’ employment-related questions. It’s a useful and entertaining way to learn about workplace norms. There are posts about internships and new graduates, and although these are specific to the US context, there are still some… Read more
An evidence-based, stakeholder informed Interprofessional Learning (IPL) Resource package for students and supervisors on placement. Healthcare students can use this site to complete IPL activities when on placement. The resources on the website were developed to improve the Interprofessional experience for healthcare students on placement and their educators. The project… Read more
The aim of the BRiTE program is to help pre-service teachers build their awareness of the skills and practices that will help facilitate resilience in their teaching career. The program contains 5 online interactive learning modules focused on Building resilience, Relationships, Wellbeing, Taking initiative and Emotions. Throughout each module participants… Read more
Arising from an Australian Government funded project, and led by Murdoch University, the VetSet2Go resource provides an online self-assessment tool and resources to assist veterinary students to develop their employability. Employers can also access these resources, not to appraise or screen potential employees, rather, to aid an employer in developing… Read more
Free virtual internships from a variety of companies that take 5-6 hours to complete, and give students a simulated experience of the types of work graduates do. Students receive video instructions from a professional working at the company, complete tasks, and then see an exemplar so that they can compare… Read more
A series of six videos about graduate employability created by the Digilearn team at the University of Southern Queensland about: creative arts (theatre & music), commercial construction, Domestic Violence and Child Protection, GPS in surveying, and knee injury prevention. They are approximately 10 minutes in length each and can be… Read more
La Trobe University is developing support and training resources for students, academics, and industry partners. Contact: Marnie Long marnie.long@latrobe.edu.au Read more
Griffith University is currently creating case studies of practice, distillation of principles and processes, and active capacity building to support educators across all disciplines at Griffith University to make the most of digital affordances for WIL with emphasis on preparing students, staff and industry partners for WIL experiences. Contact: Ruth… Read more
