Are you looking to boost engagement among your students before, during and after their co-op work terms? Do you want to help them to make the choices that you know will improve their experiences of the co-op program? This resource is designed to help co-op practitioners’ facilitate an enriched co-op student experience.

The WIL Impacts Framework was developed by the BC Work Integrated Learning Council so that BC’s 25 public, post-secondary institutions could gather valuable data regarding the impacts of work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences on host organizations and the local BC economy.

This project developed: an inventory of IMS and CRM software used by all BC public PSIs, an analysis for effective software, explored a partnership with BCNET and developed recommendations for negotiating sector-wide software buy.

The BC WIL Employer and Community Partner survey collected data from WIL partners at 19 post-secondary institutions in BC between Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, to better understand the labour market’s ability to engage WIL students during the pandemic and post-pandemic. The survey provides insight on WIL employer/community partner’s experiences, interests and needs.

This project provides an in-depth analysis of the data and feedback practices of ACE-WIL BC/Yukon post-secondary institutions across the lower mainland. The analysis shows that several approaches are used to obtain data about various stakeholders and practices regarding Work-Integrated Learning.

Risk is inherent in all Work-Integrated Learning experiences due to the complexities and uncertainties involved; these may include legal, financial, reputational, ethical, social, strategic and operational. Key issues as they pertain to Risk Management and WIL within the BC landscape will be the project’s focus.