more transparency in communicating the information would be appreciated." Turns out it is happening. "'Work site visits' include all work site visits," the co-op office confirmed. "The visits are used as an opportunity to assess students' performance and to build relationships with employers so they will continue to post with our program." "I think our co-op fees are somewhat reasonable," said student Laura Kennedy. "...but perhaps they are going towards unnecessary things, i.e. -- travel for co-op worksite visits." Out-of-province work site visits are a major point of contention, and not just for students. A former co-op employer, although praising the program and the care and concern of the co-op staff for students, also voiced concerns over the fees and distant work site visits. "I was astounded when I learned the steep fee the student must pay for their co-op experiences. The fee negates a good portion of the students' salary. Clearly such a comprehensive and successful program doesn't come cheap but efficiencies through innovation could be achieved. Co-op office staff make it a priority to visit students and employees during their terms. For co-op terms located outside of Nova Scotia, a Skype interview is far cheaper and time efficient for the co-op office than flying and traveling...those savings could be passed on to the students." Besides co-op staff's long distance work site visits, another issue raised by students is the amount of jobs and the quality of jobs being posted. "It seems to be less and less each semester,"