Welcome to the WACE Introduction to Work Integrated Learning course.
In this module, you will learn the foundational concepts of WIL and discover how experiential learning benefits students, institutions, and employers worldwide.
What to expect
Module length: 1 hour
Assessment: There is a short quiz at the end of this module and when you have answered 80% of questions correctly, you will receive a completion certificate. You will have unlimited time to complete the quiz and unlimited attempts. You can go back and review this content as many times as you wish before completing the quiz.
Throughout the Module you will see:
Helpful Tools
This toolbox icon, which will take you to other relevant factsheets or websites with important information.
Important
The important icon highlights key pieces of infomation or takeaways.
Reflection Activities
You will also see a reflection icon when there are suggested activities for you to reflect on the information provided so far.
Course Content
About This Course
The Introduction to Work-Integrated Learning course is a one-hour, self-paced online program that introduces academics and education professionals to the contemporary world of WIL.
The Introduction to Work-Integrated Learning course is a one-hour, self-paced online program that introduces academics and education professionals to the contemporary world of WIL. As the entry point to the WACE suite, it serves as a globally relevant foundation that establishes the shared language of the field. It provides the essential baseline that all of our advanced courses build upon.
Throughout this course, you will explore a working definition of WIL, unpack its major forms—such as placements, internships, projects, and virtual WIL—and examine the global trends and emerging factors shaping experiential learning today.
Course Snapshot
Module length: 1 hour
Assessment: Short quizzes and ungraded reflective exercises
Certificate: Yes
Cost: Free
Delivery: Self paced
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to describe the contemporary world of WIL and apply these insights to your own institutional context. Specifically, you will learn to:
Define work-integrated learning, explain its key concepts and terminology, and identify what does not count as WIL.
Distinguish the major forms of WIL, illustrated with concrete, globally relevant examples.
Describe the global trends and emerging factors, illustrated with concrete, globally relevant examples.
Explain the tangible benefits of WIL, from three distinct perspectives: the institution, the student, and the host organisation (employers)
Who Is This Course For?
Academics, teaching staff, and professional staff who design, deliver, or manage WIL programs in higher education, worldwide.
Educators and administrators who are entirely new to Work-Integrated Learning.
Experienced WIL practitioners looking to refresh their knowledge of fundamentals and global trends.
Professionals planning to take WACE’s advanced paid courses, as completion of this foundational course is a mandatory prerequisite.
Meet Your Instructors
The WACE Subject Matter Experts
Because our courses are designed to be globally relevant, they present a collective faculty panel rather than named instructors per course. The content of this program is directed by experienced WIL practitioners and subject matter experts appointed by WACE.
Judie Kay
Vice Chair, Programs & Partnerships, WACE , Co -Chair of the WACE Global Strategy Council and lead WACE Global Challenge program
She has extensive experience of over 20 years in WIL. Co founder / Past President Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN), ACEN .Honorary Fellow of RMIT University. Member of WACE since 2000.
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