Work Integrated Learning for Engineering Qualifications: A Spanner in the Works?

Autor/inn/en	Mutereko, Sybert; Wedekind, Volker
Titel	Work Integrated Learning for Engineering Qualifications: A Spanner in the Works?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 29 (2016) 8, S.902-921 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2015.1102211
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Work Experience Programs; Workplace Learning; Career Readiness; Engineering Education; Education Work Relationship; Employment Qualifications; College Graduates; Interviews; Recruitment; Educational Improvement; Wages; Skill Development; Job Skills; Expertise; Employment Potential; Vocational Education; Case Studies; Technology Education; Employer Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Wage; Löhne; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Expert appraisal; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Work-integrated learning (WIL) has been identified as a way of equipping graduates with attributes that make them work-ready. Many higher education institutions (HEIs) require their students to go through a compulsory work place learning form (WPL) of WIL. The complications of WPL can affect HEIs' student throughput. To address this challenge, a university of technology (UoT) in South Africa is curriculating engineering diplomas and degrees which do not make WPL a compulsory module. This is in line with the new Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework and Engineering Council of South Africa requirements. We employed in-depth interviews to gain an insight into the new programmes without WPL. Our findings indicate that WPL, in its current form, does not make graduates work-ready. Employers use it either to get extra cheap labour or as a recruitment process. It is envisaged that the new programme will increase the UoT's throughput without adverse effects on the graduates' attributes. These findings have important implications for HEIs, students and employers. It implies that HEIs will greatly improve throughput, which is desirable for both the HEIs and the students. For employers, this means they will have qualified people who might need higher wages, in comparison with students on WPL and they will need to plan for more in-house induction. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01