Why co op education

Shane Nelson speaks about his cooperative education experience, including Co-op and working alongside industry professionals, and how it has prepared him to excel. Benefits of Co-op The advantages of Drexel Co-op are obvious. Shane: Cooperative Education Shane Nelson speaks about his cooperative education experience, including Co-op and working alongside industry professionals, and how it has prepared him to excel.

News Events Apply. In turn, we will lose employers if the students don't have the right skills. We need to know where industries are going to stay on the right track. A co-op student hire is the equivalent of a four-month interview where both the employer and student can determine whether they have a future together. Catherine Skrzypinski is a freelance writer in Vancouver.

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Please enable scripts and reload this page. By Catherine Skrzypinski May 30, Reuse Permissions. Image Caption. Waterloo: Canada's Tech Hub More than 19, students are enrolled in co-ops at Waterloo, where technology plays an integral role. Communication Technology. You have successfully saved this page as a bookmark. OK My Bookmarks. Please confirm that you want to proceed with deleting bookmark. Delete Cancel. You have successfully removed bookmark. Delete canceled.

Please log in as a SHRM member before saving bookmarks. OK Proceed. Your session has expired. Experience Enter the job market with the distinct advantage of practical work experience thanks to the work terms completed during your co-op experience.

Networking Make vital connections and build rapport with employers and colleagues on your co-op work terms. Income Co-op work terms are paid work terms. Who can apply? Co-op is great because it provides valuable industry experience that isn't reproducible in a classroom setting. In my case, the term I spent on a Microsoft internship lead directly to a full time offer before I had even finished school.

The second best decision of my life was co-op. The first was to come to Dal.