Welcome to the WIL Industry Engagement Survey

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1 Welcome to the WIL Industry Engagement Survey This survey forms part of the consultation process with industry representatives and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) practitioners to inform research findings. This will lead to the development of user friendly resources that meet the needs of industry and community partners. This Office for Learning and Teaching funded research will strengthen partnerships between universities and industry and community with the ultimate intention of improving the WIL experience for students which in turn benefits employers, business, industry and the Australian economy. Your input is valuable for ensuring resources meet the needs of industry and community partners. Thank you for your time and commitment. This will only take 15 minutes of your time.

2 Support for this project has been provided by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The views on this project do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

3 Consent to Participate Your involvement in the research is entirely voluntary. Ethics approval has been granted through Curtin University's Human Research Ethics Committee, approval reference RDSE Should you have any enquiries regarding the ethics of this research, you may contact Sonia Ferns on or or The Secretary, Human Research Ethics Committee, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box 1987, Perth, WA 6845 (phone or By continuing with this survey, your agreement to participate and allow your data to be used to inform this research will be assumed. Results from this study may be published in scholarly journals or presented at conferences.

4 Your organisation may participate in WIL activities in various ways. WIL is the application of theory in a practice based environment to ensure the relevance and currency of the student experience. Examples of WIL include WIL placements or internships, industry based projects, case studies and simulations based on the work place. This voluntary survey invites you to comment on the types of resources that industry and community partners would find useful in supporting their involvement in WIL.

5 WIL Industry Engagement Survey Please select which of the following applies to your organisation. 1. Number of employees in your organisation. Micro, < 5 employees Small, 6 to 19 employees Medium, 20 to 199 employees Large, > 200 employees 2. Mode of operation. Global National Regional Local 3. Industry Sector. Manufacturing Education and Training Public Administration and Safety Arts and Recreation Services Wholesale Trade Mining Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Health Care and Social Assistance Financial and Insurance Services Retail Trade Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Information, Media and Telecommunications Construction Transport, Postal and Warehousing Rental Hiring and Real Estate Services Administrative and Support Services Accommodation and Food Services Other (please specify)

6 4. Organisation type. Government Community Not for profit Private Other (please specify) 5. How many years has your organisation been in operation? How many years has your organisation hosted WIL students? Never hosted students If more than 10 (please specify) 7. What is your role in the organisation? 8. What types of WIL does your organisation support? Practicums/Clinical Placements Cooperative Education (combining classroom based education with practical work experience) Internships/Professional Placements Projects (on or off campus) Service Learning (Voluntary activities Not for Profit) My organisation has never supported WIL Other Other (please specify)

7 Employers have identified a lack of resources to guide and support host organisations as one of the key challenges for providing WIL opportunities for students. The following topics have been identified as those areas in which employers require resources: Preparation of students and host organisation staff Supervision and providing feedback to students Student assessment Developing partnerships with educational institutions Different types of WIL and their benefits

8 Preparation of Students and Host Organisation Staff In order to help us develop resources that include information and guidelines for preparing staff and students to participate in WIL with your organisation, please indicate the level of usefulness for the topics below: 9. Information and guidelines for your staff in preparing to host a WIL student. 10. Information and guidelines to prepare students to participate in WIL in your organisation. 11. Please add other topics relevant to preparation you think would be useful? (dot points only)

9 Supervision and providing feedback to students In order to help us develop resources that include information and guidelines explaining how to provide feedback to students on their performance during a WIL placement/project, please indicate the level of usefulness for resources on the following topics: 12. Providing feedback for students on their performance during a WIL placement/project. 13. Monitoring student's progress and performance during a WIL placement/project. 14. Supporting diverse students in the WIL (industry) setting. 15. Managing students in difficult or challenging situations. 16. Please add other topics relevant to supervision you think would be useful?

10 Student assessment In order to help us develop resources that support student assessment, please indicate the level of usefulness for the topics below: 17. Working collaboratively with universities to develop industry focussed assessment. 18. Clarifying your role in the assessment process. 19. Please add other topics relevant to assessment you think would be useful.

11 Developing partnerships In order to help us develop resources that support the development of partnerships for WIL, please indicate the level of usefulness for the topics below: 20. Negotiating and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with universities. 21. Managing difficulties and conflicts which arise in the university industry relationship. 22. Please add other topics relevant to partnerships you think would be useful.

12 Different types of WIL and their benefits In order to help us develop resources that explain different types of WIL and their benefits, please indicate the level of usefulness for the topics below: 23. Definition of WIL and types of WIL. 24. General information highlighting benefits and outcomes of WIL. 25. Please add other topics relevant to impact you think would be useful.

13 26. Please list other key topics in which you would like resources made available.

14 27. Please rank the mode for resources from most preferred to least preferred, where 1 is most preferred and 7 is least preferred. Video Website CD/DVD Hard copy Face to face workshops Blended (a combination of f2f, written and online resources) Online training modules 28. Please select the preferred type of resource. (You may choose more than one option) Handbook/manual/guide Checklist Case study Brochure/pamphlet Other (please specify) 29. How important is it to have available resources that are specifically designed for your industry? Not Important Maybe Important Not sure Important Very Important 30. Please can you describe some innovative models of WIL that you use, or could use, in your organisation. Thank you, you have reached the end of this survey. Please click 'NEXT', and your responses will be submitted. 31. If you are interested in receiving results from this survey, please insert your address below: