As it becomes feasible, the University may consider offering other disciplines in the co-op format. It is a system that integrates the interests of employers, educators, and students. From the Work terms, students learn to accept responsibility and the importance of deadlines. Realistic career expectations may be more easily formed. In the Institute, besides technical knowledge and practical experience, students gain skills in interpersonal relations through participation in seminars, workshops, talks, and social activities.
Employers benefit as well.
The employer who agrees to cooperate with the Institute benefits from the opportunity to evaluate prospective personnel without making permanent employment commitments and from the availability of students on a year-round basis. In recruiting permanent employees, they have available to them trained graduates with work experience who can be productive with little or no training period. The collaboration between employers and faculty is mutually beneficial, providing an opportunity for employers to contribute to, and influence, the educational process, and for the faculty to become aware of latest developments in industry. In some cases joint industry-university research projects result. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the public and private sectors.