Employability skill development in work-integrated learning: Barriers and best practice

D Jackson - Studies in higher education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely considered instrumental in equipping new
graduates with the required employability skills to function effectively in the work …

Ubiquitous yet ambiguous: An integrative review of unpaid work

D Grant‐Smith, P McDonald - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The expansion of participation in unpaid work such as internships, volunteering and
educationally focused work placements may constitute evidence of deleterious changes to …

Evaluating the quality of work-integrated learning curricula: A comprehensive framework

C Smith - Higher Education Research & Development, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
There are many different forms that work-integrated learning (WIL) takes and variants go by
a range of different names. Based on current literature, key dimensions, shared by the …

What makes better career opportunities for young graduates? Examining acquired employability skills in higher education institutions

PML Ng, JKY Chan, TM Wut, MF Lo, I Szeto - Education+ Training, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model to examine key
employability skills that match workplace requirements and foster employability …

WIL and generic skill development: The development of business students' generic skills through work-integrated learning

B Freudenberg, M Brimble… - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2011 - papers.ssrn.com
Higher education stakeholders have expressed growing concern about teaching and
learning performance and outcomes in business education. The emerging gap between …

The impacts and success factors of a work-from-home service-learning internship during COVID-19

MML Wong, KH Lau, CWF Chan - Journal of Work-Applied …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose COVID-19 has changed the way we teach and learn, including service-learning
(SL). This study examines the impacts of the work-from-home (WFH) mode on the work …

Embedding work-integrated learning into accounting education: The state of play and pathways to future implementation

D Jackson, S Meek - Accounting Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing pressure on higher education institutions to better prepare students for
future work, augmented by widespread measurement of their performance using graduate …

Bridging the employability skills gap: going beyond classroom walls

LM Tan, F Laswad, F Chua - Pacific Accounting Review, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Employability skills are critical for success in the workplace, even more so in this
era of globalisation of economies and advancement in technologies. However, there is …

Unpacking the learning–work nexus:'priming'as lever for high-quality learning outcomes in work-integrated learning curricula

C Smith, K Worsfold - Studies in Higher Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes the impacts of work-integrated learning (WIL) curriculum components
on general employability skills–professional work-readiness, self-efficacy and team skills …

[PDF][PDF] Accounting for the future: more than numbers

P Hancock, B Howieson, M Kavanagh… - … and Learning Council, 2009 - researchgate.net
Executive summary This project is a collaborative investigation into the changing skill set
deemed necessary for professional accounting graduates over the next ten years and the …