Faculty/Division/College/ Department/Centre Undergraduate/ Graduate Program Name Co-operative Education Program Start Date [Year/Month] Type of Co-op: Alternating or Internship (Provide link to Standards and Rationale document) Mandatory or (if indicate if selective (Institution’s choice) or Optional (Student’s choice) Typical academic program length (Yrs) and Number of Semesters (Provide link to program length calculation document) Total Program Full time Enrollment and Total Student Enrollment (xxx/xx) Note: removed from Submittal Cover page i List of Program Options (e.g., major, minor, discipline) Credentials Awarded (B.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D., Diploma, etc.)
The program structure must facilitate student development and learning through the integration of, and balance between, work experience and academic study. Programs with multiple, alternating academic and work terms provide students with that opportunity. Co-op internship programs provide students with the opportunity for similar development through in-depth exposure with an employer during a single extended work experience. Alternating: Programs with more than one work experience integrated into the overall program providing students with the opportunity for career exploration, development and exposure to more than a single type of work environment in their discipline. Internship: Programs with one work experience period where students receive an in-depth exposure to one employer organization, which provides students the opportunity for development commensurate with the length of the overall program. Please complete either the co-op alternating (P.6) or co-op internship (P.7) below that is relevant to your program(s). Program Type: Co-op (Alternating) CEWIL CANADA Criteria CEWIL CANADA document reference Our Program(s) - Narrative Supporting Materials 8) The total amount of co-op work experience is normally at least 30% of the time spent on academic study, but for programs of two years or less, the total amount may be a minimum of 25%. For programs to meet the 25% requirement, a work term is defined as a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours of full-time, paid experience. Guiding Principle 6 Appendix 8 9) Work terms and academic terms are full-time, alternate in a formalized sequence which begin and end on an academic term. Guiding Principle 6 & 7 Standards C1 - C4 Appendix 9 10) Co-op work terms occur in different seasons to ensure exposure to the work environment at different times of the year; any exceptions to this rule must clearly show that the type of work is seasonal in nature. Guiding Principle 8 Standard C5 Appendix 10 Program Type: Co-op (Internship)
Students are informed of the requirements for student-developed jobs. Standard E2.3 21) Describe the processes used to communicate to employers their integral role in co-operative education and that that students are engaged in paid and productive full-time work which is related to their academic and/or career objectives. Guiding principle 2 & 4 Rational 2.1 – 2.3, 4.1 – 4. 4 Standard E3.3, 3.4, 3.6 Standard E4.2 Appendix 21 22) Provide co-op statistics that demonstrate the scope of your program(s) in the following capacities: - the percentage of available students employed each work term, for the last three terms and, - a three-year co-op employment summary (number employed and not employed) by discipline and by employment period; and, - the number of students graduating with a co-op designation from the program(s) over the past three years Standard E1.2, 2.4, 2.5 Appendix 22 Monitoring and evaluation are critical to co-operative education objectives and in ensuring quality program delivery. Employers, as major partners in the educational process, are made aware of their educational role, including their part in the evaluation process. Monitoring and evaluation are a critical part of ensuring quality program delivery. Show how: CEWIL CANADA Criteria CANADA document reference Our Program(s) - Narrative Supporting Materials 23) Demonstrate how employers and students understand the importance and integration of the partnership through the practice of a) site visits and b) monitoring student performance. Guiding Principle 4 Standard F1.1 – 1.7 Appendix 23 24) Demonstrate how students' progress/learning and performance on a work term are monitored and evaluated through a work term visit. For co-op Guiding principle 5 Standards F1.1 – F1.7, Appendix 24