How to earn your Wavemakers Completion Certificate and Digital Credentials

Wavemakers Completion Certificate

To earn your Wavemakers Completion Certificate, you must:

  • Attend at least 4/9 Wavemakers sessions, including a minimum of 2 mentor group sessions (S2, S4, S6)

  • Contribute to the group project (demonstrated through project workbook exercises, team member/mentor feedback and the final project presentation)

  • Ensure your final project is submitted and your name is included

  • Complete both the Entry and Exit surveys 

Wavemakers Digital Credentials for Future-Proof Capabilities

The Wavemakers program highlights 10 future-ready skills, each with its own digital credential. Which one will you earn?

How to Earn Wavemakers  Credentials

  • Demonstrate key capabilities

  • Actively participate in collaborative team project sessions (mentors will track and provide feedback supporting active engagement)

  • Complete and submit a work-integrated learning project with your team

  • Earned through active attendance

What are the 10 Future-Proof Capabilities in the Wavemakers Program?

  • Initiative: Act proactively, seek knowledge independently, persevere through challenges, and seize opportunities others might overlook.

  • Communication: Listen actively, express ideas confidently, show respect, empathize with diverse perspectives, and respond appropriately.

  • Teamwork: Collaborate effectively towards a shared goal.

  • Resilience: Handle stress, adversity, and uncertainty with strength.

  • Innovation: Develop and implement new ideas to solve persistent problems and enhance efficiency.

  • Leadership: Influence and motivate others to work towards a common goal.

  • Systems Thinking: Understand the bigger picture, exploring interconnections and perspectives to assess relationships.

  • Critical Thinking Skills: Observe, stay curious, and approach problems systematically.

  • Active Problem Solving: Identify issues, brainstorm solutions, choose the best option, take action, and evaluate outcomes.

  • Social & Emotional Learning: Manage emotions, set positive goals, show empathy, build relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Wavemakers $1,500 Scholarship

Every Wavemakers student has the opportunity to win a $1500 scholarship. Please note that Wavemakers is currently funded by two separate entities and, as a result, the financial support and scholarship eligibility criteria may differ by student. 

What does this mean for you? Please reference the Financial Support & Scholarship page for the specific rules and guidelines around eligibility.