Career development learning and work-integrated learning in Australian higher education: a discussion paper

This discussion paper and the project Career Development Learning: Maximising the Contribution of Work-integrated Learning (WIL) to the Student Experience, is an activity of the National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, Australia (NAGCAS). The project focuses on the career development learning of Australian university students and graduates, and the provision of educational services and experiences that enhance and improve career development learning, including effective post-university transitions. Within these parameters, work-integrated learning is taken to be an educational vehicle for the provision of experiences that can contribute to career development learning. This discussion paper serves as an informative background reading document for delegates attending the National Symposium on Career Development Learning and Work-integrated Learning in Australian Higher Education, 19 June 2008, in Melbourne, Australia. It begins with an overview of graduate employability as a critical focus point, explores work-integrated learning and career development learning, and ends with a sample of current practices within higher education.

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