WIL Symposium fosters collaboration
GATHERING: The symposium served as a platform to share best practice and to foster cross-faculty collaborations.
Monday, 02 February 2026
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) practitioners from across the institution recently gathered in Bellville for the 2026 WIL Symposium.
The Centre for Community Engagement and Work-Integrated Learning hosted the event as a platform to share best practice and to foster cross-faculty collaborations.
“We want to provide a reflective overview of WIL achievements, challenges and strategic priorities across the faculties. We want to foster dialogue and knowledge amongst ourselves and to identify opportunities for enhancing WIL implementation coordination and impact,” said CCE&WIL Director Dr Fundiswa Nofemela.
The keynote address was delivered by Prof Rishidaw Balkaran, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching, who emphasised the importance of reclaiming the WIL space.
He spoke about going back to basics, including the fundamental importance of industry partnerships, scholarship and ensuring that assessments are up to standard.
Luvoyo Kakaza, Manager: Cooperative Education Unit and Jacqui Scheepers-Searle, Manager: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Unit, shared updates on the activities and programmes in their units and on upcoming plans.
The day included a session which allowed the practitioners to delve into challenges and possible solutions in terms of WIL implementation while each faculty were given the opportunity to present a Co-operative Education case and a Service-Learning case, highlighting the innovation and dedication of students and staff.
Nofemela said it was hoped that the symposium would become an annual event.
Written by Ilse Fredericks
Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za
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