As you have mentioned, work-integrated learning is something that is really important and prepares students for the workforce that they will be going into. We have heard that if they have those work-integrated learning skills and experiences beforehand and if they have those experiences, it really helps them to keep that job or get a job afterward.
Coming back to SWPP, only about a quarter of the employers that hired students through SWPP said they would have hired otherwise. That also means that 75% of the jobs that were created would never have been created. With the student population increasing and with youth unemployment increasing, I think there is a need for more opportunities like that.
When students have those co-op and internship opportunities.... The expectation that employers have is that after you graduate you need to have a year or some experience in the job market in your field, in an entry-level job. It's getting really hard, and these co-op or internship opportunities really help bridge that gap, so students can have those jobs.