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New BC-designed framework helps PSIs understand socio-economic impact of WIL

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While those deeply connected with work-integrated learning (WIL) programs often see examples of how WIL students have made an impact on the organizations they work with and the BC economy, the lack of a structured approach to gathering data has meant that post-secondary institutions (PSIs) may not have the data to back up their observations. …

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2021 ACE-WIL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS

Student of the Year |

The Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC / Yukon is pleased to announce the recipients of the Co-op/WIL Student of the Year Awards for 2021. These awards recognize BC or Yukon students who demonstrate an outstanding level of achievement in their co-operative education or work-integrated learning experience; combined with a strong academic record, …

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Meet your ACE-WIL Membership Committee – Episode 2

Humans of ACE-WIL |

Episode 2: Meet Shannan Laing Shannan is currently working as a Coordinator, Career Centre Programs (Co-op) at Douglas College and has enjoyed a rewarding and enriching career for 20+ years in the career development field in higher education after pivoting from recruitment and human resources. In the Spring of 2021, she joined ACE WIL as …

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2020 ACE-WIL Outstanding Service Award

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Lindsay is committed to ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) on the ACE-WIL board and in programming and training. Lindsay has advocated for WIL practitioners to become certified in emotional intelligence (EI), resulting in 76 individuals in 20 BC institutions in obtaining the EQ-i certification. Research indicates emotional intelligence is a vital skill encompassing most …

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2020 ACE-WIL Industry Partner of the Year

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PCL’s student program is well-established across Canada and has an objective of developing high-potential students with the promise of becoming major contributors to the organization. Students are treated as salaried employees and are provided with challenging experiences and exposure. In 2020, PCL hired over 440 students across Canada into many disciplines. During orientation, students are …

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Meet your ACE-WIL Membership Committee – Episode 1

Humans of ACE-WIL |

Over the next few months, you’ll meet the ACE-WIL Membership Committee, the committee that welcomes and takes care of our association’s members. First up, we’re excited to introduce Drew Jenkins, Co-op Coordinator at Simon Fraser University this month. Episode 1: Drew Jenkins – the man, the myth, and the gilly I consider myself a lucky …

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