We also try to increase the level of responsibility on an assignment with increased education attained. That is, a Sophomore would most likely get beginning-level assignments while a Junior or graduate student would be ready for more responsibility. This gives employers an added benefit in that high-level performance should be important to the students.
Evaluation is extremely important in the cooperative education concept.
The employer benefits by the productivity of the student, among other things. Schools gain, in part, by developing a greater retention rate among cooperative education students and by fostering relationships with business, industry and government. This means that, except in rare situations, they receive pay. Also, many employers tier benefits to cooperative education students in much the same way they tier regular employee benefits. Benefits for cooperative education students is not a requirement for program participation.