ACEN Conference: Beyond 2022: Creating the future with WIL

Melbourne, 25 October 2022, 9.30 am-10.15am

Keynote presentation: Megan Lilly, Executive Director, Ai Group Centre for Education & Training

"I am conscious of my heavy load today for I realise I am here as a representative of industry in a community made up of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) practitioners representing universities.

"I am also conscious that you will be keen for me to summarise and/or tell you the answers to these questions:

• Are more companies becoming more engaged with WIL?
• Do more companies know about it as a beneficial activity?
• What are they needing in terms of generic/transferable skills and how are those skills changing?
• What are their current comments/feedback about the fit and employability of students who undertake WIL in workplaces?
• Are more employers taking up different & innovative forms of WIL?
• Do barriers continue?
• How do we do it better?
  

"I can’t provide definitive answers to all of these questions. However I will address what I can around the industry perspective."

Download Megan Lilly's full keynote address (see right)