As the demands of the contemporary workplace continue to grow, the value of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) at South African higher education institutions has never been more clear. Over the last couple of decades, universities have been tasked with the responsibility of producing work-ready graduates who will not only meet the expectations of the working world,…
Background The Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA) is a collaborative multi-country initiative overseen by the Technology Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA). HERE-SA supports technological advancements in learning, focussing specifically on: (1) entrepreneurship education, (2) work-integrated learning (WIL), (3) competency-based learning and teaching (CBLT), (4) competences for the 4IR, and (5) the leadership…
In this upcoming HERESA Café entitled, The evolution of WIL: Are we ready?, your hosts from the Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), will share and discuss some of the changes and challenges impacting on Work integrated learning (WIL). In higher education, the worlds of education and work are coming closer to each other and…
