Step 1: Grounding and Alignment
Understand the Work+ Philosophy
Learn how redesigning student employment drives equity and career success.
Why the Work+ Collective model matters
The Work+ Collective model emphasizes:
This approach shifts student employment from a transactional job function to a high-impact learning experience.
The why
Working learners face disproportionate opportunity, skills, and mobility gaps.
Internship inequity
Learners need work-integrated learning opportunities to develop skills and social capital in professional settings––especially in a world where many entry level roles are changing due to automation.
Benefits of high-quality work-integrated learning
The future of work is already changing
Student employment needs to meet that change. High quality work-integrated learning turns paid work into a powerful engine for creating confidence, sharpening skills, and providing opportunities for career mobility.
Learners need every advantage in today's job market. The tools, models, and partnerships to support this work are already in place. There is now an opportunity to bring them together and build on them.
Looking for hands-on support?
Work+ partners with institutions to facilitate the process and move ideas into action.
