Sub-Themes

Demonstrating scalable approaches that are delivering real-world outcomes for students, institutions, and partners – with quality and equity embedded from the outset.

• Case studies of quality WIL models that have scaled and delivered measurable impact
• Micro-WIL and short placements: supporting equitable student access and wellbeing
• Multidisciplinary and cross-institutional sustainable WIL models
• Promoting evidence-based, scalable, and sustainable WIL practices
• Innovations in WIL delivery and student support
• Scalable WIL curriculum to enhance student engagement, mobility, and wellbeing

Showcasing industry, community, and cross-sector partnerships that are creating tangible benefits for students, employers, and communities and society. 

• Partner co-designed WIL programs leading to employment or social impact
• Community and industry engagement models with sustained outcomes
• Strengthening workplace supervisor capability, collaboration, and quality
• Strategic partnerships for innovative, equitable, and ethical WIL environments
• Digital and regional partnerships that increase participation and reach
• Impact of current, purposeful co-designed WIL curriculum with industry stakeholders

How WIL contributes to real-world mobility: skill application, employment pathways, and self-efficacy.   Innovations in pedagogy, technology, and program design that enhance student agency, skill mobility, and career pathways.

• Innovative WIL pedagogies enhancing career pathways
• Impact of WIL on graduate employability and mobility 
• Develop inclusive WIL through long-term partnership and advocacy
• Promote Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, and leadership in WIL curriculum
• Career development learning embedded in WIL with visible and measurable outcomes 
• Successful international and remote student WIL experiences
• WIL experiences fostering agency, entrepreneurship, or innovation 
• Use of AI in WIL curriculum for life-long learning and sustainability

Practice-informed approaches that are delivering measurable improvements to WIL quality, outcomes, access, and design, while advancing access and inclusion for diverse cohorts.

• Evaluation-led improvements to WIL curriculum design and delivery
• Inclusive strategies and/or practices with demonstrated student and partner impact 
• Developing and managing the risks associated with technology-enhanced authentic WIL experiences
• Research-informed governance and curriculum changes for improved quality
• Successful capability building for WIL leaders, staff, and supervisors
• WIL Communities of Practice impacting evidence-based practice 
• Inclusive practices that support safety and well-being  
• The impact of Commonwealth Prac Payment Scheme