2020 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) | 2020

Work Integrated Learning for Career Readiness

‘Work-integrated learning’ - also known as WIL, provides students with the opportunity to enhance their employability by taking the knowledge and skills from their degree into professional work settings. WIL can take the form of practicums, clinical placements, internships, industry projects, community-based service learning, industry experience, professional practice, and workplace simulations.

These ‘real-world’ experiences 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 by connecting them with professional networks that provide first-hand information about career requirements, organisations, and through access to information about potential job opportunities. 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 recruitment processes.

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

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:

CRL 100 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.

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 Spring Enrol via SOLS
CRLP200 Career Ready Learning & Practice 6 Autumn, Spring, Summer Enrol via SOLS

For CRL 100/CRLP200 timetabling information, please refer to the Administration subject timetables.

Postgraduate Degrees 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s) Enrolment Process
GWP 900 International Workplace practice 6 Trimester 1, Trimester 3 Enrol via SOLS
GWP 901 Professional Workplace Practice 6 Autumn, Spring Enrol via SOLS
GWP 902 Preparing for the Workplace in the ciences 6 Autumn, Spring Enrol via SOLS
CRLH900 Career Ready Learning for Higher Degree Researchers 0 Autumn, Spring Enrol via SOLS

For 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: 16 December, 2019