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Government and Advocacy Resources
Our Key Advocacy Priorities
Securing Sustainable Investment
We advocate for sustainable funding models that recognize the key contributions of all stakeholder groups including universities, industry, and government. This includes targeted programs to support access and equity for underrepresented student groups.
Informing National Policy
We provide evidence-based advice to government and other entities (e.g., Universities Australia, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, Australian Tertiary Education Commission, etc.) to ensure that national policies on skills/capabilities, education, and employment recognise and support the value of WIL.
Promoting WIL as a National Asset
We work to raise the profile of WIL as a key driver of graduate employability and a vital component of a skilled future workforce. For example, by including items in the national Graduate Outcomes Survey.
Streamlining Regulation
We collaborate with government to address regulatory barriers and create a more supportive environment for universities and employers to offer authentic WIL activities.
Metrics and Impact Resources
Key areas for measuring impact include
Student Outcomes
Assessing impact of student employability skills through the national Graduate Outcomes Survey, and exploring ways to link to effectiveness of WIL models, career clarity for students, and graduate employment outcomes.
Partner Benefits
Evaluating the value that WIL students bring to industry and community partners (beyond skills to capabilities), including contributions to projects, innovation, workforce development, and talent pipelines.
Institutional Benefits
Measuring the impact of WIL on institutional reputation, student satisfaction, and the value generated by academics and professional staff including but not limited to strengthening of curricula.
Economic and Social Impact
Demonstrating the broader contribution of WIL to national productivity, innovation, and community development through recognition that quality WIL experiences extend beyond simple skill acquisition.
Program Administration Resources
Considerations for Program Administrators
Policy and Governance Templates
Access examples of good practice policies, procedures, and governance structures to support institution-wide WIL.
Partnership Management Tools
Find resources for developing and managing sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships with industry and the community.
Student Support Services
Learn about effective models for preparing students for WIL – including orientation programs, readiness assessments – together with ongoing support during their experiences, and reflective practices at the end of the WIL activity.
Data Management
Explore systems and processes for effectively tracking student placements, managing partner information, and collecting data for reporting, quality assurance, and program improvement.
Good Practice Resources and Examples
UNSW: Resources for WIL staff and students
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at UNSW enables students to work directly with industry and community partners for credit towards their degree.
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RMIT WIL Teams: Dedicated resources for large-scale program delivery
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at RMIT is an educational approach that uses relevant work-based experiences to allow students to integrate theory with the meaningful practice of work as an intentional and assessed component of the curriculum.
View MoreQuality WIL Framework evaluation tool
This is the University of Tasmania's Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Evaluation Tool User Guide.
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Quality Framework Resources
The Four Domains of the Quality WIL Framework
Student Experience
Focuses on providing students with a well-supported, safe, and educationally sound learning journey before, during, and after their WIL experience.
Curriculum Design
Ensures that WIL is purposefully designed and integrated into the curriculum, with authentic assessment and clear alignment to learning outcomes.
Stakeholder Engagement
Promotes active, respectful, and mutually beneficial engagement with all stakeholders, including students, industry partners, and community organisations.
Institutional Requirements
Highlights the need for strong institutional commitment, clear governance, policies, and resourcing to enable high-quality WIL experiences that benefit all WIL stakeholders.
Risk Management Resources
Key Areas of Risk in WIL
Student Safety and Wellbeing
Review anticipated WIL environments to ensure the physical, psychological, and cultural safety of students in all WIL settings. This includes thorough site assessments, clear emergency procedures, adequate student support, and debriefing procedures.
Professional and Reputational Risk
Ensure policies and procedures to manage risks related to professional conduct, confidentiality, intellectual property, and the reputation of all parties involved.
Logistical and Financial Risk
Address potential challenges related to placements, travel, insurance, reimbursement, and student financial hardship.
Compliance Risk
Ensure all WIL activities comply with relevant legislation, regulations, and institutional policies, including fair work standards, health and safety laws, privacy legislation, and reporting requirements.
Example Resources
Routledge International Handbook of Work-Integrated Learning (2023). Ch. 26
Risk audit templates and WIL agreements
Student induction protocols (e.g., WHS, conduct, insurance)
Host preparation resources (e.g., handbooks, videos)
Cameron & Orrell (2022): Governance and Risk Management Framework
Provision of work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences for all higher education students has assumed increased importance over the past decades. The increase has changed WIL from a cottage industry embedded within disciplines to a higher education enterprise.
Fleming & Hay (2021): Risk perceptions among WIL practitioners
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an activity with inherent risks, different from those that occur with on-campus learning experiences. Risks associated with WIL may have serious financial, reputational and legal consequences for universities,
UNSW: Assessing Work-Integrated Learning
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) at UNSW enables students to engage in authentic, purposeful, partnered, supervised and assessed work-based learning experiences that integrate academic learning with its application in the workplace as part of their program of study.
Guides & Templates
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Practical guidelines for using the framework
This framework guides institutions in assuring quality in work-integrated learning through curriculum, outcomes, and policies.
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Industry/Community Guide for Online WIL
This guide is intended for industry and community partners, not-for-profit organisations and government bodies who are considering offering placements.
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Inclusive WIL – Principles, Guidelines and Strategies
The principles, guidelines and examples of implementation strategies presented here are intended to assist universities to address equity and access issues by developing more inclusive approaches to the way WIL is conceived and practiced.
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