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Experience+
Our capstone offering for students seeking work experience while finishing coursework for academic credit
WHAT STUDENTS WALK AWAY WITH
Three things that compound
Course Credit
Earned through the student’s home institution against an existing course, capstone, or placement requirement. Experience+ fits the academic structure already in place.
Work Experience
Live BL work that ships — primary research that strengthens the Policy Brief, communications that reaches global audiences, programs that run.
High-Value Networks
A cohort working across Toronto, New York, London, and Dhaka. Direct access to BL’s broader network of mentors, public servants, UN advocates, and sector experts.
Our Track Record
A growing record of the students, partners, and projects that have shaped the program.
2023–24 COHORT
UTM Alternative Reading Week
Nine researchers co-produced our 2024–25 Impact Report.
2025–26 COHORT
UTM Alternative Reading Week
Seven researchers on the Impact Report and ongoing pipeline.
2025–26 COHORT
UTM Social Innovation Program
Five students supporting BL programming across active windows.
2025–26 COHORT
McGill Max Bell School
Three MPP students authoring the July 2026 Policy Brief.
WHY UNIVERSITIES PARTNER WITH US
The case for a BL partnership
Every postsecondary student should have at least one work-integrated learning opportunity before graduating — that’s the standing recommendation of the Ontario Premier’s Highly Skilled Workforce Expert Panel, and the federal government has put $207.6M behind it through the Student Work Placement Program in 2025–26.
Experience+ delivers exactly what your WIL office is being asked to scale: meaningful placements with a credentialed partner, defined deliverables, and outcomes you can report.
of recent graduates are underemployed — working in roles that don’t require their degree.
Source: Burning Glass Institute, 2025
52%
drop in entry-level postings in business, marketing, and HR roles (Q1 2025).
Source: LMIC analysis of Statistics Canada, 2025
-40%
24
WIL opportunities targeted by Canada’s Student Work Placement Program in 2025–26.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada
40,000
students placed since 2024
Across three institutional partners and four academic programs
Experience+ Team
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Al-Amin
Manager, Experience+
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Anil Wasif
Managing Director