Explore the work of ACE-WIL BC/Yukon. Here you will find inspirational stories from students, profiles of all our award winners, news, events, resources and wisdom from the wonderful humans that contribute to the vision of ACE-WIL.
By Debby Reis Does the idea of micromanaging a student employee prevent you from hiring a student? You’re not alone. The Conference Board of Canada and The Future Skills Centre published an Impact Paper identifying the number one barrier to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) participating in work-integrated learning: they do not have staff …
Sharing Innovation in WIL Experience the learnings and shared impacts of the 66 Work-Integrated Learning initiatives spearheaded by public post-secondary institutions across British Columbia. Projects range from capacity building with students, employer recruitment and engagement strategies, WIL program development and resources to support equity, diversity and inclusion, to name a few. Join us for three …
ACE-WIL is pleased to recognize LeSandra Archachan, a business co-op student at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology who has won a prize for her story about facilitating an iPad distribution project to Elders in the Nicola Valley. LeSandra worked closely with her supervisor, Margaret Hohner, co-op coordinator at NVIT. LeSandra submitted this story about the …
ACE-WIL is pleased to recognize Renee St. Godard, a geography co-op student at UVic who has won an IMPACT 2020 prize for her story about facilitating learning for reconciliation training for BC Parks Staff. Renee worked closely with her supervisor, Heather Davies, Director for Indigenous Relations for BC Parks. Renee submitted this story about her …
The Association of Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon is pleased to recognize Priyanka Krishna, a co-op student at SFU who has won an award for her story about facilitating virtual community conversations around equity, diversity and inclusion topics for Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association (DSBIA). Priyanka worked closely with her supervisor, Bonnie Burnside, manager …
CE-WIL is pleased to recognize Robin Metcalfe, a masters of social work student at UBC-O who has won an honourable mention for her story about creating a multimedia resource for health researchers to be more inclusive of deaf and disabled folks in research. Robin worked closely with her supervisor, Dr. Rachelle Hole, Associate Professor and …
The Association of Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon is pleased to recognize international student Shiven Khera who has won an award for his co-op story about creating an inventory management system for the Central Okanagan food bank. Shiven worked closely with his supervisor, Associate Professor Dr. Eric Li who submitted this story on Shiven’s …
We look forward to welcoming you to our 2021 Annual General Meeting on May 20th from 12-1pm. We will elect new board members and executives to the ACE-WIL Board, congratulate our Industry Partner award winner, and present our ACE-WIL Outstanding Contribution Award. Join us in reflecting on the work of ACE-WIL in the past year. …
The results are in! Congratulations to the five student winners and three honourable mentions of IMPACT 2020: WIL Student Story Showcase! Keep reading to see why these student stories stood out as messages of impact and innovation despite the challenges presented by COVID-19! The Five Student Winners: Shiven Khera Management Co-op Student at UBC-Okanagan Shiven worked …
Students from International Pathways (SFIP) bring diverse and global perspectives to the workplace that can lead to an increase in revenue, innovation, and productivity. Do you want to equip your employer network with tools to support SFIP? The ACE-WIL Research Committee is delighted to share a toolkit with six easy-to-use resources (i.e. checklists, tipsheets) that could …