abstract: 'The explicit linking of institutional funding to in-curricular industry

  engagement and graduate employment affirms the strategic importance of

  enhancing graduate employability in Australia. Key strategies to enhance

  graduate employability and employment outcomes are work-integrated

  learning (WIL) (where students engage with industry as part of their

  formal learning and assessment) and co-curricular activities (e.g.

  volunteering, leadership/award, and mentoring programmes), which are

  facilitated by the university but not embedded into curricula. While WIL

  is widely recognised for enhancing different aspects of student

  employability, the impact of co-curricular activities is less

  well-known. Further, there is a lack of empirical analysis on the

  nuanced impact of different forms of WIL and co-curricular activities on

  graduate outcomes. This research sought to explore the impact of a range

  of WIL and co-curricular activities on labour force outcomes among new

  higher education graduates. Findings are informed by national survey

  data for 51,883 domestic graduates of both coursework and research

  degrees in Australia. They point to a strong labour market advantage

  from work-based WIL for Bachelor graduates, while undergraduate

  participation in co-curricular activities appeared to have less effect

  on labour force outcomes. However, there were consistent, positive

  results for industry mentoring and leadership/award programmes for

  increasing the chances of securing full-time work and reducing the

  likelihood of perceived overqualification among Bachelor and

  postgraduate coursework graduates. Implications for stakeholders and

  practice are discussed, as well as directions for future research.'
affiliation: 'Jackson, D (Corresponding Author), Edith Cowan Univ, Sch Business \&
  Law, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.

  Jackson, Denise, Edith Cowan Univ, Sch Business \& Law, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup,
  WA 6027, Australia.

  Rowe, Anna, Univ New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia.'
author: Jackson, Denise and Rowe, Anna
author-email: d.jackson@ecu.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Jackson
  given: Denise
- family: Rowe
  given: Anna
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/03075079.2022.2145465
earlyaccessdate: NOV 2022
eissn: 1470-174X
files: []
issn: 0307-5079
journal: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
keywords: 'Work-integrated learning; co-curricular activities; graduate employment;

  underemployment; overqualification'
keywords-plus: 'EMPLOYABILITY; STUDENTS; BUSINESS; PERSPECTIVES; PERCEPTIONS;

  EXPERIENCES; ATTRIBUTES; FRAMEWORK; FUTURE; SKILLS'
language: English
month: MAR 4
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '70'
orcid-numbers: Rowe, Anna/0000-0002-7160-5467
pages: 490-506
papis_id: aa43f459a30516ccefabc730e6ad47bb
ref: Jackson2023impactworkintegrated
researcherid-numbers: Rowe, Anna/C-8336-2013
times-cited: '2'
title: Impact of work-integrated learning and co-curricular activities on graduate
  labour force outcomes
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000882889900001
usage-count-last-180-days: '9'
usage-count-since-2013: '15'
volume: '48'
web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
year: '2023'