Abstract
In South Africa there is considerable discussion on the introduction of work-integrated learning
(WIL) in university programmes. This would prepare graduates for the challenges of the world
of work. It would also support students from diverse backgrounds to be knowledgeable and
skilled, to be responsible citizens and have the ability to be employed (CHE, 2011).
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is six years old. It is a comprehensive university; the result
of the merger between a Technikon and a traditional university. Most vocational programmes in
the former Technikon included compulsory work-integrated learning. In the traditional university
this was not the case except in the professional programmes such as nursing and teaching. In the
Faculty of Management (FoM), one of nine faculties in the UJ, there is a fairly even mix of
vocational and traditional programmes.