Work-Integrated Learning
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Victoria University prioritises practical experience to enrich learning and boost graduate employability.
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About WIL
Good things happen outside the classroom.
At Victoria University we understand that good things happen when you're outside your comfort zone, away from the classroom and beyond the textbooks. That's why integrated practical experience is embedded into all of our degrees. Providing meaningful, hands on workplace experience to enrich the theoretical learning of students and to enhance the employability of graduates is a key focus of our University.
Organisations, governments and businesses are presently facing uncertainties about the future. Through our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme, the university is ready to help your organisation obtain access to fresh thinking, recruit competent talent, and enhance stakeholder engagement.
Work Integrated Learning is "an umbrella term for a range of applications and strategies that integrate theory with the practice of work within a purposefully designed curriculum" (Patrick, Peach, & Pocknee, 2009). Our WIL is geared towards improving graduate employability by providing practical experiences directly related to university courses.
How WIL Works
Five stakeholders. One shared goal.
Victoria University WIL involves a partnership between VU, our students (and their sponsors), a trade specific host organisation and the regulatory authority the government.
Victoria University (GRIP)
Recognises WIL as part of curricular and enables curricular reform through reports from students and educators.
VU Students
Prepare through curricular preparatory content, engage with work during placement, and reflect on learning and growth afterwards.
Host Organisation
Prepares for student arrival, provides authentic responsibilities and mentorship, then assesses learning at the end.
Educators & Researchers
Design curricular content and assessments, monitor progress in-placement, then facilitate reflection with the host.
Government
Supports VU WIL through NDP III and creates better conditions for organisations that host students.
Partner Benefits
Strategic benefits for employers.
Fresh ideas, a recruitment pathway, flexible short term talent, workplace ready graduates and long term partnership with Victoria University.
Fresh Ideas & Approaches
Students bring fresh ideas and approaches to the workplace, sharing the latest research and thinking in their field of study, the organisation latches on to the latest buzz in that line of business.
Recruitment Pathway
Victoria University WIL provides a customised recruitment pathway, an opportunity to closely examine the skills and suitability of students before they graduate.
Flexible Options
An enthusiastic, short-term 'employee' who can undertake projects or tasks which might not otherwise get done, short customer surveys, product placements, events and more.
Workplace-Ready Graduates
A valuable training ground in mentoring and management for existing employees. In the long run, a steady pool of 'company-trained and work-ready' human resources ready for immediate deployment.
Return on Investment
A chance to venture into Victoria University's communities and business enterprises, new industry connections that engender and exhibit company products and services.
Partnership with VU
Make your contribution to your industry and community as thought leaders. Participating organisations can bring well-informed, tested ideas into curriculum design.
Government Recognition
Opportunities for the government to recognise the efforts of the host organisation in implementing and supporting the WIL programme.
What Can WIL Do For You?
Reciprocal involvement for mutual benefit.
Benefits for Hosts
- →Benefit from the injection of new and innovative ideas, cognitive diversity, and 'fresh eyes' of students.
- →Work with Victoria University staff to design a project that creates real-world outcomes for your organisation.
- →Have direct access to a pool of talented graduates for future employment.
- →Provide your current staff with a valuable professional development opportunity as mentees.
- →Engage directly with Victoria University and help shape the future of the degree programmes offered.
Benefits for Students
- →WIL makes students career-ready.
- →Enriches knowledge of the field of study through hands-on exposure in the workplace.
- →Provides insight into the professional attitudes and attributes needed for the jobs of the future.
- →WIL provides a competitive advantage in a competitive graduate market.
- →Builds a professional network long before graduation day.
Your Call
Chart a new journey with VU.
This is an opportunity to give Uganda, East Africa, Africa and the entire world a better human resource that is not only ready on day one of formal contractual work, but also fit for the specific work package with the ability to creatively and innovatively deliver under all circumstances. Contact the GRIP office for further clarification.
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