2018 Course Handbook
  • Students are to follow the requirements of the Handbook for the year they commenced the course.

    However, the subject links below do not contain the subject information for the current year. You can view current subject information through the new Course Handbook.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) | 2018

Work Integrated Learning for Career Readiness

‘Work-integrated learning’ - also known as WIL, provides students with the opportunity to enhance their employability by applying but also testing their knowledge and skills acquired in their tertiary studies in professional work settings. WIL refers to practicums, clinical placements, internships, industry projects, community-based service learning, industry experience, professional practice, and workplace simulations.

These ‘real-world’ experiences will help boost and develop critical skills and attributes sought after by employers and further deepen disciplinary knowledge. They also assist in growing the student’s career and job opportunities through access to information about job openings through newly formed professional networks. A WIL experience often clarifies and influences the direction the learner wants to take their career while providing useful insight into how the graduate labour market works and an understanding of how to navigate its recruitment processes.

UOW has extensive partnerships across the private, public and community sectors locally, nationally and internationally that facilitate WIL experiences.

Careers Central offers a suite of 6 credit point General Elective subjects designed explicitly to help students enhance their employability and prepare for the rapidly changing world of work:

CRL100 aims to assist first year students clarify their career goals, while CRLP200 includes a quality assured internship or industry project. As a postgraduate student there are a number of tailored subjects available and outlined below.

CRLH900 is a zero credit point subject for Higher Degree Research students designed to help students transfer their extensive training and knowledge into future career contexts

Read more about WIL options for your Faculty on the Careers Central website.

Undergraduate Degrees

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s) Enrolment Process
CRL 100 Career Ready Learning 6 Autumn & Spring Enrol via SOLS
CRLP200 Career Ready Learning & Practice 6 Autumn, Spring, Summer Enrol via SOLS

For CRL100/CRLP200 timetabling information, please refer to the Administration subject timetables.

Postgraduate Degrees

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
GWP 800 Global Workplace Practice 6 Enrol via SOLS
GWP 900 International Workplace practice 6 Enrol via SOLS
GWP 901 Professional Workplace Practice 6 Enrol via SOLS
CRLH900 Career Ready Learning for Higher Degree Researchers 0 Enrol via SOLS

For GWP 800/GWP900 & GWP901 timetabling information please refer to the Administration subject timetables.

Discipline Specific Work Integrated Learning Subjects

To find other work integrated learning subjects available through your degree visit the course handbook or the Work Integrated Learning subjects page.

Extracurricular - Work Integrated Learning Programs

For information on how to increase your employability through the participation of work-integrated learning programs including the highly successful UniVative and Lucy Mentoring programs, please refer to the UOW Work Experience website.

Last reviewed: 13 July, 2018