About ACEN
The Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited (ACEN) is the professional association for practitioners and researchers from the tertiary education sector, industry, community and government representatives, involved in work integrated learning (WIL) in Australia.
ACEN provides strategic leadership for work-integrated learning research, scholarship and practice in Australia, for its members and other stakeholders.

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2018 ACEN Awards
Case Studies Award Winner
Peer2Peer: Interdisciplinary student teamwork
University of South Australia
Local Hero Award Winner
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
Nominated by the University of Queensland
Collaboration Award Winner
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Nominated by Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Honorary Life Membership
Professor Stephen Billett
Griffith University
WHAT’S NEW
2019 WACE $15,000 CWIE Research Grant
To promote research activity that will advance and strengthen the understanding of cooperative and work-integrated education – closes March 1, 2019
read moreManager, Internships University of Adelaide
Seeking a highly skilled senior professional for internships in the Student Employability team.
read moreEmployability Week: Engagement, awareness and employability – webinar
Employability week provides a clear framework for students’ career – Webinar 27 February 2019
read moreEvaluation and quality assurance of WIL – ACEN Q workshop
Followed by Panel Discussion and Workshop. 18 March 2019, 10-11am, Ship Inn, Southbank
read moreWIL manager vacancy University of Waikato
WIL manager vacancy, University of Waikato. The position will remain open until filled.
read more2019 Research Grants open
Applications for three $10,000 Research Grants are now open.
read moreACEN SA/NT workshops – double header
Two workshops with ACEN Board members Judie Kay and Jude Smith on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
read moreACEN WA workshop – ‘Simulated Learning’
Using simulated learning in Education, Business, Nursing and Forensics, February 22, 2019
read moreProceedings of 2018 ACEN Conference
All papers reproduced in these proceedings have been independently blind peer reviewed, by at least two peer reviewers, with consideration for HERDC reporting requirements.
read moreNational WIL Strategy
A National WIL Strategy has been developed by ACEN in collaboration with Universities Australia, Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI), Australian Industry Group (AIG ) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). Australia’s future depends on strong partnerships. Strategy
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ACEN provides strategic leadership for work-integrated learning research, scholarship and practice in Australia, for its members and other stakeholders.