Module 5: Onboarding and Workplace Integration
Summary
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In this module, you:
- Explored how to design inclusive, structured onboarding processes that set clear expectations, foster early connection, and support diverse work-integrated learning (WIL) students in navigating the workplace with confidence.
- Examined strategies for providing effective mentorship and supervision, including assigning buddies, establishing regular check-ins, normalizing help-seeking, and celebrating student contributions.
- Identified ways to foster team integration and belonging by modelling inclusive communication, creating psychologically safe environments, and intentionally inviting students to participate in both formal and informal workplace activities.