Work-Learn Institute

Future workforce survey and management guide

Kari Pasick-Stewart, Aleczandra Nieboer, and David Drewery — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

One of the most important aspects in successful student recruitment is an understanding of what students value in the workplace. In order to determine whether employers’ perceptions of value aligned with those of current students, both parties were asked to review value statements.

Tags: Future of work and WIL, White paper

WACE 4th International Research Symposium

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The International Research Symposium (IRS) is an international conference organized by the World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE), where leaders in industry, government and academia, as well as experts in work-integrated education gather from around the world to present research and case studies, exchange information and know-how, and build human networks.

Tags: Future of work and WIL, White paper

Priming Jobs as Skill Development Opportunities and Responses to Job Postings

David Drewery, Judene Pretti and Jamie Nettinga — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers conducted a study to test whether students can be “primed” to be more open to job postings that may seem unrelated to their interests or academic program.

Tags: Journal publication, Quality program design, Future of work and WIL, Employer experience outcomes, Student experience outcomes

Reversing un(der)employment with a novel work-integrated learning skills development intervention

Dave Drewery, Idris Ademuyiwa, Judene Pretti and Anne Fannon — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The focus of the project is on an intervention recently introduced by Co-operative & Experiential Education, called (WE) Accelerate, which aims to upwardly “accelerate” first work-term students from unemployment to meaningful employment in future work terms.

Tags: Active project, Future of work and WIL

An investigation of co-operative education students’ experiences with an artificial intelligence résumé critique

David Drewery, Jennifer Woodside, Kristen Eppel, and Katie Shafer — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Work-integrated learning (WIL) programs often partner with career services centers to support WIL students throughout the job search process, and résumé critiques are among the most popular career services that WIL students might access.

Tags: White paper, Quality program design, Student experience outcomes, Future of work and WIL

Future of work and work-integrated learning

Judene Pretti, Norah McRae and Tara Stevens — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here and is forcing organizations and workplaces to think critically about the future of work, and how they will adapt to the associated changes. In this project, our team conducted a rapid review of 32 reports on the future of work published by Canadian and international organizations.

Tags: White paper, Future of work and WIL, Active project

Building blocks of relevant work learning experiences

David Drewery and Judene Pretti — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Relevant work experiences are central to the success of work-integrated learning (WIL) programs. This study explores students' previous experiences to identify the "building blocks" of relevant WIL work experiences.

Tags: Future of work and WIL, Employer experience outcomes, Quality program design, Journal publication

Developing and delivering a culturally relevant international work-integrated learning exchange for Indigenous students

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Decolonization and Indigenization are increasingly important topics in post-secondary education. This paper evaluates an international Indigenous work-integrated learning (WIL) exchange between University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada and three Australian Universities.

Tags: Research feature, Future of work and WIL, Student experience outcomes, Quality program design

Community Readiness for the Future of Work & Learning

The Work-Learn Institute — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

The Waterloo Region Future of Work & Learning Coalition was established in 2019 with the goal of promoting community and cross-sectoral collaboration to solve common challenges and work towards future proofing our community.

Tags: Future of work and WIL, White paper

Employers’ perspectives about hiring students from international pathways

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

A growing number of students from international pathways (SFIP) are coming to study at Canadian post-secondary institutions. These students often participate in work-integrated learning programs. In this study, the researchers explored perceptions held by employers regarding the hiring of these students.

Tags: Research feature, Employer experience outcomes, Future of work and WIL