UniSA/AAUT Teaching and Learning Breakfast Series: An immersive and long-standing model of Work Integrated Learning, meeting both Academic and Professional Accreditation requirements
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Location: Online
- Cost: Free
- More information: Register here
- Contact: UniSA's Teaching Innovation Unit https://i.unisa.edu.au/staff/teaching-innovation-unit/
An immersive and long-standing model of Work Integrated Learning, meeting both Academic and Professional Accreditation requirements
Presented by Associate Professor David Hobbs (Flinders) & Dr Thomas Vincent (Flinders) 2024 AAUT Award Winner for Programs that Enhance Learning.
The unique STEM Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program at Flinders University consistently delivers outstanding graduate employability, student learning and student satisfaction rates when compared statewide and nationally. This is despite being a smaller university based in South Australia, where employment rates are commonly the lowest nationally. Flinders’ unique WIL program immerses students in industry for up to 100 days, the longest undergraduate, core, credit-based placement in Australia. From small beginnings in 1994, the program’s success has led to sustained, planned expansion from approximately 20 undergraduate engineering students to over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all STEM disciplines...