Publications

Executive Summary

Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an important component of the Canadian postsecondary system. There are numerous benefits to students who participate in WIL, such as learning about workplace culture, developing soft and hard skills, and earning more in the job market following graduation. To date, the WIL literature has focused predominantly on “traditional” postsecondary students who directly enter postsecondary studies after high school. Unfortunately, this focus does not explicitly consider transfer students, who have unique personal and academic backgrounds that may impact their eligibility to participate in WIL. Building on recent transfer research suggesting that transfer students can face challenges accessing WIL opportunities, in this report, we examine transfer and WIL information on college and university websites. Since institutional websites are often a starting point for students to learn about transfer, it is important to understand the information they provide students and identify areas of growth to better support transfer.