Universities support WIL pedagogy in ways that are similar to support for service learning in US-based universities for example, Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, provides support to staff with: (a) designing WIL learning activities and assessment items (b) managing some of the processes associated with internships (c) student preparation workshops and online modules (d) a resource library and by (e) facilitating a community of practice. (International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning see Figure 1 below, from HEQCO 2016, 34). Examples of this learning-practice integration include work placements, work-terms, internships, practica, cooperative education (co-op), fieldwork, work-related projects/competitions, service learning, entrepreneurships, student-led enterprises, applied projects, simulations (including virtual WIL), etc. Various versions of WIL are in place in post-secondary educational contexts in Canada, Australia, South Africa, the U.K., and Europe, and WIL functions as an umbrella category for some types of experiential learning common in the U.S.

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario’s 2016 Practical Guide for Work-Integrated Learning offers a helpful introduction and resources for mentors. Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) is a well-theorized pedagogical practice that facilitates students’ learning through connecting or integrating experiences across academic and workplace contexts (Billett, 2009).

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