WIL provides significant and quantifiable benefits for employers including:
- Opportunity to pre-screen potential new hires
- Access to a short-term, flexible source of labour
- A cost-effective method for new employee training and recruiting
- Students bring new ideas, fresh perspectives, and enthusiasm to the workplace
- Supervision of a WIL student provides employees the opportunity for staff development
- WIL students can help in creating an organizational brand with the next generation of talent
- Opportunity to give back to your community through training and developing future professionals
- Increased opportunity for diversity and inclusion in the workplace through access to a global talent pool
Deciding which benefits are most important to your organization will help you design successful experiences that support student learning.