What is Work integrated Learning at ICMS?

ICMS’s Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program is embedded into the curriculum for all bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Students complete two trimesters (minimum of 600 hours) of WIL professional placement subjects before they graduate. This gives them the opportunity to make a great first impression with potential employers and business contacts, demonstrate and further develop their real-world employability skills, and experience what it’s like to work in the industry their studying.

Professional placements are organised in collaboration with the ICMS WIL team. We have an impressive network of industry partners which provide invaluable industry insight and experience to help shape our students’ qualifications, while ensuring they align with industry best practice.

Defining what WIL is

Reflecting TEQSA’s Higher Education Standards Framework, the following definitions are used to embed Work Integrated Learning (WIL) into subjects at ICMS:

• online or virtual WIL with real clients or industry input
• subject embedded industry-partnered projects in the classroom that involve industry, community or professional partners (such as hackathons, incubators/start-ups, live case studies, consulting projects)
• a simulated work environment with industry input, consultation or assessment
• activities involving industry or community partners (such as site visits, engagement projects)
• professional placements (known as WIL at ICMS).

Setting students up for career success

WIL subjects give students the unique opportunity to:

• prepare for their future career in their chosen field of study
• create a great first impression with industry
• experience a professional work environment
• develop strong professional and career networks
• demonstrate and further develop real-world employability skills
• explore possible roles and industries to best inform future career decisions.

Types of professional placements

Undergraduate placement roles could include:

Postgraduate Placement Roles Include: