Co-op Office Services
The Engineering Co-op Office administers the work term component of the Engineering Co-op Program. To facilitate this, the Program provides a wide variety of services, including:
- Preparing students for participation in the co-op program, through:
- Program orientation through group and individual instruction in ENGG 299
- Ongoing employment/recruitment counseling on topics such as resume writing, interview skills, and job search techniques.
- Individual advising and assistance to students whose attempts to find employment are unsuccessful
- Guiding students to make the most of their work term placements
- Coordinating recruitment cycles to bring students and potential employers together, by:
- Marketing the program to employers with suitable engineering-related jobs to encourage them to participate in the program
- Fostering long-term professional relationships with organizations to maintain ongoing participation in the program
- Administering the technical details of each recruitment cycle, including advertisement of co-op opportunities to students, scheduling employer co-op information sessions and interviews, and communicating offers of employment
- Ensuring that the interests of both employers and students are protected within the recruitment and work periods.
- Evaluating and documenting student performance on work term placements, including:
- Visiting students at work sites to conduct on-site evaluations
- Marking ENGG 299 and work term reports
- Recommending that credit be awarded for each work term
- Maintaining student records
- Recommending students for graduation following the successful completion of the required months of work experience
Last Updated: May 26, 2022