With the COVID-19 pandemic making inequalities worse, has the time come to make sure all interns are paid?
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Graduate programs can be rich in scholarship and still prepare students for real-world careers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of young people are starting out in the workplace for the first time in isolation and with little to no onboarding assistance. That must change.
The pandemic has hit young people very hard. The long-term costs of having them neither studying nor working more than justify investment in a national program to help them enter the workforce.
Although jobs are being cut due to COVID-19-related business closures, there are still clever ways to secure meaningful work experience this summer, an internship specialist says.
Success in finding an internship is tied to factors that range from prior experience to local unemployment rates, new research has found.
Internships send an important signal to employers about how ready a college graduate is for the world of work. But for many students, taking an unpaid or poorly paid internship is not practical.
For post-secondary students, work-integrated learning experiences offer opportunities to gain that first experience on the resumé while planning a transition from school to work.
Offering unpaid positions for what should be a paid job is against the law in Australia. What should graduates do then if they're looking to get a foot in the employment door?
A 'learn local' strategy, along with increased residency positions and the return of a rotating internship could go a long way towards improving Canada's system of medical training.
In a victory for meritocracy, sandwich placements overwhelmingly go to the brightest students, irrespective of their background.
When a degree is not enough, how can students make themselves more employable?
Legal or not, unpaid internships are likely to continue as long as people face barriers breaking into the workforce and some employers see the opportunity for free labour.
Technology is currently not at the forefront of how work-integrated learning is designed and this is something educators need to address.
Work Integrated Learning includes placements, internships and work experience. It is increasing as students are expected to be more work-ready and to contribute to the economy post-graduation.
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Work placements are leaving many students with high debts.
Rust Belt youth often want to stay near home but can't find jobs. The key may be in educational initiatives that help young people find and acquire the jobs that are already readily available.
A new study quantifies unpaid work experience in Australia and shows how some young people miss out.
Students who complete internships at university are better at managing their careers and are satisifed with their career choices, research shows.
Top contributors
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
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Former Senior Lecturer, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
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Professor / Director of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) programs, ECU School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education, Director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Education, Concordia University
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Vice Chancellor, Victoria University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Higher Education, Flinders University
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Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University
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Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies in the Faculty of Education. Latest books with Rosalyn Black include "Imagining Youth Futures: University Students in Post-Truth Times" and "Rethinking Youth Citizenship after the Age of Entitlement", Monash University
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
