Work-Learn Institute (WxL) is happy to wrap up our latest research project on the future of work and work-integrated learning. Principle researchers include Judene Pretti, Tara Stevens and Norah McRae (Associate Provost, Co-operative Education and Experiential Education).
The 3rd Annual Canada's Innovation Corridor Summit is happening on September 30, 2020 to explore the talent needed to fuel the Innovation Corridor. Work-Learn Institute's director Judene Pretti will be leading a panel on the future of work and learning alongside Communitech, Manulife Canada and Business/Higher Education Roundtable.
Relive last week's Work-Learn Institute launch and the Future of Work and Talent Pipeline Webinar event! Whether you joined us live or could not make it on September 17, find the live recording, webinar slides, discussion recap and takeaways and the Future of Work White Paper on the new webinar for employers page.
Work-Learn Institute's official launch was featured in Waterloo Stories ahead of our official launch on September 17. Thanks to the teams at Co-operative Education and Experiential Education and University Relations for profiling our one-of-a-kind living lab and the research we do on all forms of work-integrated learning.
Work-Learn Institute's director Judene Pretti was featured in a recent article by HRD Magazine discussing the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment.
“I think COVID has given us the opportunity to challenge assumptions about the way we work and how employees and organizations adapt to change,” she explained. “While it hasn’t been an easy transition for most, it is remarkable to look at the ways that work has changed in the past five months and what we have learned along the way."
Join us for a webinar co-hosted with HRD Magazine on the future of work and your talent pipeline as we launch the University of Waterloo’s Work-Learn Institute on September 17. Webinar speakers include Judene Pretti (Director, Work-Learn Institute), Norah McRae (Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education) and University of Waterloo graduates.
The Work-Learn Institute (WxL) welcomes two new associates to the team from University of Waterloo's Youth & Innovation Project. Dr. Amelia Clarke is the co-creator and principal investigator of the Youth & Innovation Project, associate dean of research for the Faculty of Environment and an associate professor at the University of Waterloo.
Our Future Ready Talent Framework (FRTF) has a new website dedicated entirely to the research-backed tool to help students, employers and educators understand the key competencies needed to navigate the future of work and learning. View the FRTF conference paper and presentation resources and visit the new website for this one-of-a-kind resource to help future-proof your organization.
The Work-Learn Institute (WxL) Research Team and Associates are featured in the most recent issue of the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning (IJWIL). This journal publishes peer-reviewed original research on work-integrated learning from around the world.
Work-Learn Institute director Judene Pretti will be hosting a webinar alongside Ross Johnston (Executive Director of Co-operative Education, University of Waterloo) and Brien Convery (National Director of Early Talent Aquisition, RBC) on June 23, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss how to strengthen and “future-proof” your talent pipeline in the midst of a global pandemic.