| Actions | Progress Indicators | Anticipated Results |
|---|---|---|
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Creating and implementing an organizational and research framework to support experiential education at Waterloo Expanding the range of experiential education opportunities and employers Building a research program for experiential education |
Waterloo students will participate in a broader range of work-integrated educational experiences More Waterloo faculty will engage in research, publish and attend conferences on experiential education |
Waterloo will have a strengthened experiential education infrastructure with a wider range of experiential education opportunities Waterloo researchers will be world leaders in experiential education, research and practice |
| Increasing the number and relevancy of first co-op work experiences |
More, and more relevant, first work-term co-op opportunities available Students and employers will be more satisfied with first work term co-op |
Waterloo first-year students will have more academically relevant placements |
| Creating a recognition and incentive program to encourage instructors to incorporate experiential opportunities into non-co-op programs |
More diverse range of co-op opportunities available (research co-op, service-based, international) More instructors incorporate experiential education into non-co-op programs |
Closer integration between research opportunities and co-op work terms Expanded experiential learning opportunities |
| Integrating work readiness into academic programming | Overall, Waterloo students will report higher rates of employment after graduation | Waterloo graduates will be work-ready upon graduation |
| Increasing the number, and enhancing the quality, of relationships with a diverse range of co-op employers |
Number of active co-op employers which are relevant to programming Proportion of co-op employers who are professionally credentialized |
Waterloo will have relationships with more co-op employers which are relevant to co-op needs programming |