Join us at the 2025 UTS Work Integrated Learning Symposium, dedicated to strengthening Work Integrated Learning (WIL), paving the way for future professionals whilst addressing industry trends.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 24 September
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: UTS Rugby Australia Building, Moore Park

Why attend?

Contribute to WIL dialogues that exchange ideas with industry leaders and professionals.
Inform yourself of the potential of GenAI in WIL
Brainstorm equity issues in WIL and grow your WIL network

This symposium offers interactive sessions where you can engage directly with experts and peers, gaining valuable insights, co-creating new ideas, and forging important connections. Join university staff from across NSW and immerse yourself in enriching conversations that will shape the future of Work Integrated Learning at UTS and further afield.

Program highlights

Hot topic table conversations: Engage in short, sharp consultations on cutting-edge WIL issues, including equity, employability, strengthening WIL partnership and Generative AI skills beyond the classroom.
A buzzing world cafe format: Where topic experts facilitate impactful consultations.
Morning tea: Network with fellow participants.
Provocative p[anel: Hear from students, industry experts, researchers, and WIL practitioners.

Changes this year include:

Reducing the event to half a day from 9am to 1pm.
Inviting external WIL experts to the closing panel (also students and alumni) and external WIL practitioners to the WIL Symposium, strengthening UTS’ reputation as a leading WIL university.
Running hot topics tables with 2 aims: capturing current practices, and what needs improving.
Focusing on the UTS 2030 Strategy, Course Loop collecting quality WIL data, embedding Career Development Learning for equity students, addressing recent interest in declining GOS outcomes, and engagement in WIL & GenAI.

Facilitator callout

We have identified some hot topics for WIL, but we are open to your suggestions. Contact us if you want to help facilitate discussions during the day. Possible topics include:

External engagement strategies
Lead indicators for employability and quality data about WIL – share our list and problematise.
GenAI and WIL – how do you prepare students to work with GenAI tools?
Equity in WIL – what could be an institution-wide strategy?

Contact

dimity.wehr@uts.edu.au

franziska.trede@uts.edu.au