Director: Community Engagement and Work Integrated Learning (WIL), Prof Lalini Reddy, and her team recently hosted an induction workshop for 50 WIL coordinators at Bellville Campus.
Under the theme: Promoting Employability of Graduates, the workshop was held with the aim of discussing the WIL Quality Cycle and to induct current and new WIL coordinators within various faculties. Reddy, who opened the event said: “WIL Co-ordinators were inducted to latest trends and WIL Quality Management Cycle for effective student exposure to industry. It is our quest to prepare our students for the future world of work.”
In the well attended workshop, Andrew Rand, Faculty WIL Coordinator: Applied Sciences, provided a presentation on WIL Data Capture and Management.
The guest speaker, Estian Behrens from Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC), presented on Building University – industry partnerships for work-integrated learning programmes. Meanwhile, Dr Lizel Hudson, WIL Coordinator: Health and Wellness Sciences Faculty, also presented Work Preparedness Programme. Jayde Barends, Senior Marketing Officer: Technology Transfer and Industry Linkages Office, talked about entrepreneurship.
Walter Kohlhofer, Faculty WIL Coordinator: Engineering and the Built Environment closed off the event with closing remarks and thanked the guests who graced the event.
Reflecting on the event, most attendees expressed that the information was very relevant and informative as it provided a bird's eye view of what WIL is all about.
Project Lead, David Haarhoff, said as an inclusive university, the institution strives to equip all staff members with the necessary skills required to execute their respective tasks. Haarhoff said this particular WIL Coordinators Induction Workshop was no different. “Work integrated Learning plays a pivotal role in respect of student skills development within industry and our WIL Coordinators play a critical role at faculty level to ensure that they meet the deliverables in this regard. The event was well supported by faculties and participants engaged well in the workshop success.”
Written by Aphiwe Boyce
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