University Partnerships

Partnering with Gradability

At Swinburne University of Technology, we have enjoyed a highly successful collaboration with Gradability over the past 18 months, particularly in our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs. Post-WIL feedback from our students has been overwhelmingly positive, with many securing ongoing employment with their internship hosts. We highly recommend Gradability for their Career Development and Work Integrated Learning programs and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration.

Matt Leckie, Manager – Employability Systems, Swinburne University

Why offer Work Integrated Learning (WIL) to your students?

 


Improve Employability Outcomes: Improving employability outcomes for students has been identified as one of the key aims of WIL. In particular assisting students in the transition from university to work and improving productivity outputs for employers and the wider economy.


Strengthen teaching and learning: Support your students in developing non-technical professional skills that are generic and transferable, including professional communication and presentation skills, personal branding, networking skills and team work.


Enable application of theory into practice environments: Offering your students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a real-world setting and prepare for transition into the workforce.


University reputation management: WIL programs can enhance a university’s reputation, which can be critical in attracting future students, and can positively influence student satisfaction with their degree.

 

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Why partner with Gradability?
With over 11,000 industry partners, we have the largest existing network of host companies available to offer internship opportunities and they include large multi-nationals, as well as small dynamic companies. Here are some examples of companies we currently work with:

 


Plug-and-play platform: Rapidly launch and supercharge your employability offerings.

 

 


Scalable Solution: Start where you are and grow your WIL offering as needed, our solution scales with your requirements.

 

 


Market Leaders: We have an enviable track record of high satisfaction and outcomes for both students and employers.

 

 


RTO Accreditation & Powerful Brand: When you partner with us at Gradability, you choose a powerful and recognised brand in the international graduate employability space.

 

 


Experienced Team: We are experts in our field and our experienced and dedicated team of project and account managers will guide you every step of the way.

 

How it works

 

  1. We Identify Your Needs
    We start by understanding your requirements for your WIL offering, including how many students are you looking to place and what type of internships are needed? 
  2. Sourcing Opportunities
    Our dedicated corporate partnerships manager will source relevant opportunities for all students.
  3. Assign Internship
    Using our deep experience, we will match students to relevant opportunities and roles in host organisations to ensure they have the best and most impactful experience.
  4. Delivering the Internship Experience
    – Internship commences with onboarding of students and introductions to their host companies.
    – Dedicated placement consultant assigned to each student to provide support, coaching and feedback.
    – On-going consultant support for duration of internship.
    – Formal check in and evaluation process including pre-start & mid-term check in and end of internship review.
    – We provide Voluntary Workers insurance for the duration of the internship
  5. Review & Action
    – Student, host company and university surveys are completed and analysed.
    – Final report presented to your stakeholders with actions for improvement to future iterations
    – Collaborative planning for next internship period.

 

Case Study: Swinburne University
At Swinburne University of Technology, we have enjoyed a highly successful collaboration with Gradability over the past 18 months, particularly in our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs.

Matt Leckie, Manager – Employability Systems, Swinburne University

What motivated your institution to partner with Gradability?

Initially, we sought Gradability’s expertise to expand our internship opportunities for international students, drawn by their strong reputation and proven track record. Since then, our partnership has grown, and in 2024, we’ve also begun collaborating on final-year Engineering research projects.

What measurable outcomes have you observed since partnering with Gradability?

Gradability has significantly contributed to our efforts in two key areas: sourcing internships and projects through their extensive industry network, and helping prepare our students to apply for internships.

For example, we needed support in connecting with new industry partners within the technical STEM fields, and Gradability delivered outstanding results. Approximately 100 international students have completed internships at over 30 companies as a direct outcome of this partnership.

What unique elements of Gradability’s approach stood out to you?

Gradability has also provided professional, responsive support to both our team and our students, and we particularly appreciate the consistent, formal feedback about the process and student experiences.

One of the standout reasons we chose Gradability was their personalised approach – they conducted one-on-one consultations with each student to prepare them for the internship application process, which has proven crucial for international students.

What feedback have you received from students about the program?

Post-WIL feedback from our students has been overwhelmingly positive, with many securing ongoing employment with their internship hosts. We highly recommend Gradability for their Career Development and Work Integrated Learning programs and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration.

Getting Started

Our team will work with yours to enable a holistic solution designed to suit your requirements: from employability skills training and live industry projects to fully integrated internship experiences.

 

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