Handbook

This course provides students enrolled in degrees without Industrial Training with an opportunity to engage in Work Integrated Learning (WIL). Students will engage in authentic, purposeful, partnered, supervised and assessed work learning experiences that integrate academic learning with its application in the workplace as part of their program of study. It provides the means to ‘do in context’ rather than developing practical skills alone; it enables students to develop work readiness skills to workplace standards and enhances employability. Academic study is paired with between 15 - 50 work days in a self-sourced placement.

Students will explore various skills and processes associated with development and execution of a scientific and/or engineering type project. In doing so, they will build on authentic work integrated learning experiences, and develop relevant career skills for securing future placements. These skills and processes include project management of engineering projects, understanding requirements of clients, effective communication, and interaction with a wide range of stakeholders, other disciplines, professions, and people and presenting yourself both orally and in a written form. It also includes extension into ethical behaviour and organisational theory with an overall aim to develop students’ employability

Enrolment in the course is restricted to students who are:

• Enrolled in a Faculty of Engineering single or dual degree that does not require Industrial Training (co-op students are also ineligible)
• Have completed a minimum 72 UoC
• Have a confirmed WIL placement