While higher education institutions are increasingly interested in preparing a new generation of students to meet the demands of the workplace, there is still limited research on how work-integrated learning (WIL) strategies can specifically benefit Gen Y's learning, competency development, and employability. In this chapter, the authors aim to extend the knowledge of WIL in three key respects: (1) examine the rationale for considering WIL as part of curriculum development, (2) compare different WIL strategies through four cases studies, and (3) analyze the impact and benefits of those WIL approaches for Gen Y's learning and employability. By comparing and contrasting different approaches to WIL, the chapter contributes to shed more light on some important benefits of WIL such as Gen Y's development of self-identity, reflective capacity, and critical skills. Although different, the cases demonstrate the importance of making space for reflection and integrating collective and individual practices in WIL designs.
A l’heure où le besoin en compétences transversales est souvent affirmé en milieu professionnel et en formation des adultes, une confusion entoure encore les dispositifs de formation susceptibles de les développer. A partir de deux études récentes, l’une sur les compétences interculturelles, l’autre sur les compétences collaboratives, l’accent est mis sur la description de leur nature à dominante sociale, sous l’angle des microcompétences qui les composent.
La pédagogie est constitutive d'une relation de formation portée par une intention de développement de la personne mobilisant une configuration de savoirs afin d'inscrire cette personne dans un parcours de développement. La mise en oeuvre de cette relation dans une situation organisée et instrumentée produit la matière du développement, en réalité ce qui fait la valeur de la formation. L'alternance est une manière particulière d'organiser ce processus de valorisation. Dans cette contribution est analysé un dispositif faisant cohabiter deux populations en alternance : des jeunes apprentis et des adultes en activité professionnelle. Une double enquête auprès de trois promotions de cette formation permet de comprendre la négociation des savoirs qui s'opère dans le cours de cette action et la résonnance que produit la pédagogie mise en oeuvre. On perçoit alors la construction de leur parcours par les alternants et les évolutions de leur rapport à l'activité.
This article proposes a renewed view of professionalization. It considers that the social part of professionalization is declining in the context of accelerated social change. It shows how the construction of one’s professionality is more likely to occur at an intimate individual level, whereas previously it was formed through a sense of belonging to instituted collectives. A theoretical model is supported by the dual concepts of “configuration / negotiation of knowledge” and “disposition / valorization”. It is applied to three areas of investigation: work-study in the health sector, the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) process, and a professional master’s degree. The findings indicate more social use of intimacy, which in turn elucidates the professional part of individuation.
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