Employer Benefits
FOCUSED JOB APPLICANTS
Co-op students require a shorter training period and quickly become productive employees. The co-op process ensures applicants who have relevant academic training and a career focus.
COST EFFECTIVENESS
The co-op office will post your positions to qualified applicants; deliver resumes to you in a timely manner; and arrange interviews to suit your needs, significantly reducing the cost of recruiting employees.
MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES
Co-op students are highly motivated and committed. They are active learners, able to quickly progress through the training period to contribute productively to your organization.
EVALUATE FUTURE EMPLOYEES
The co-op work term can be used to evaluate a student as a potential permanent employee without making a long-term commitment.
COMMITTED SHORT TERM EMPLOYEES
Co-op students quickly become knowledgeable and effective, allowing them to fill in during staff leaves and peak work periods. Short-term projects requiring special skills can often be undertaken by co-op students.
DEVELOPING YOUR HUMAN RESOURCE POTENTIAL
By being released from the day-to-day tasks that are excellent training situations for students, your permanent employees can be challenged on projects designed to utilize their talents more fully.
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Through Co-operative Education, industry has the opportunity to shape the development and renewal of programs by providing a vehicle for continuous feedback to the College.