. It was noted that monitoring, evaluation and guidance were critical in the levels of implementation of work place integrated learning. Programmes that were already working like the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SACCI) could be utilised to draw good practices. . In terms of the Ministerial agreement with the President on performance, work placement was one of them. The main challenge was that there was no policy framework on work placement currently and there was a need to develop it. . Good relationship between universities, FET colleges and SETAs would assist the country in improving work placement opportunities for graduates from FET colleges and universities. . The issue of teacher training needed to be structured to accommodate practise teaching. Lecturers should be exposed to work placement programmes. A policy on how to manage interns needed to be developed. . Government needed to play a leading role in creating an enabling environment for work placement and the private sector should assist.