Other students are assisted by their program co-ordinators. The portfolio also includes the assignments and learning outcomes which the students must complete during their co-op placement. Students add their own resume, awards, and other pertinent information, so that the binder becomes their personal portfolio. She supports the students in any way she can, such as suggesting job search methods or calling the potential employer. She often scans want-ads and the Internet for potential employers.
Students sometimes find their own placement, as well.
Quite a bit. Three students who will graduate this June have permanent jobs at their placement sites. PGM student Brad Kernohan, from Aurora, spent two summers on co-op at Carrying Place Golf and Country Club near Newmarket. As a result, Kernohan decided to focus on accounting, rather than being a golf professional. He's already working in his accountant position at Carrying Place.