Students who take co-op have much stronger job and technical skills, and in some cases are two
years ahead of their non-co-op counterparts.
I have become much more confident in myself and my abilities and have even been offered a permanent position upon graduation with my current work term employer.
You don’t even feel like a student anymore. You feel like you’re in the real world and that you’re making a difference.
Through the co-op program, I obtained the work experience needed to show employers my ambition to not only pursue a job, but a career. I was exposed to diverse work positions that helped guide me to what I was truly passionate about.
Our intern was very professional, keen and alleviated a huge burden on our staff by assisting in a variety of tasks. I don’t know what we would have done without her!
If you have a specific career in mind, the co-op program is a great way to gain experience and make connections in the field. If you are not quite sure what your career goals are, you have the potential to test three or possibly four different career options before graduating.
It gives us a tremendous opportunity to engage in bright, preselected, business-oriented students who are working with us to build our business while they’re learning.
The co-op program is the most rewarding choice I made to help lead me on my career path and fully appreciate my university experience.
Co-op students contribute to the positive energy in our workplace, bring new ideas and perspectives to projects, as well as new talent.
The most valuable thing I gained from Co-op was exploring different areas of computer science… so I could decide what type of job I wanted to pursue after graduating.
Students help the teams they work with, stay current on trends and technologies, and enable the CRA to work with the workforce of tomorrow, today.
During my work terms I was able to improve my technical skills, learn new programming languages, and obtain experience within a tech company.
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We represent 14 post-secondary co-op education and work-integrated learning (WIL) institutions across Atlantic Canada.
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