Positive and negative work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences help to develop entrepreneurs. Judene Pretti, former director of the Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo, says that WIL enables students to become problem solvers.
Work-integrated learning experiences, whether positive or negative, play an important role in developing successful entrepreneurs.
Co-op students travel to the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India to work for clean energy company, Avani Bio Energy, who converts destructive tinder into a renewable energy source. Avani won the first-ever Impact in Sustainability from Waterloo Employer Impact Awards presented by CEE.
Researchers have identified three factors that are important to young people who work from home during the coronavirus pandemic: socialization, productivity and meaningful work.
Research from the Work-Learn Institute (WxL) identified three key factors for students working from home during the pandemic.
Architecture student Simone Delaney's work term in Indonesia earned her a United Nations Public Service Award for advancing the work of the UN SDGs. Working for Yayasan Peta Bencana, an organization dedicated to helping manage climate disasters, she was able to help them foser equitable and collaborative resistance to climate change in Indonesia.