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Benefits of Employing a Co-‐op Student
Presented By Stefan Kerry Feb 26, 2015
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The Co-‐op SoluGon – Benefits to Employers
• Help full Gme staff during peak workload Gmes • Fill in for full Gme employees during vacaGons, leaves, and absences
• Fill knowledge & skill gaps • Get a fresh perspecGve on the workplace • A cost-‐effecGve human resource – (wages typically $13 – $25/hour) – Co-‐op EducaGon Tax Credit up to $3000 per 4-‐month term
• Recruit potenGal future full Gme employees • Leadership experience for full Gme staff • Build goodwill & help train future professionals
Farheen Sani Chemical Engineering Ontario Power GeneraGon Health and Safety SoluGons Centre
IdenGfied and implemented Gme and money-‐saving soluGons to manage the MSDS. These include: • CreaGng general assessments for a category of products, thereby allowing
quick assessment and limiGng the need for subject area experts • ConducGng inventory usage checks with end-‐users thereby removing the
need to conduct assessments on unused products • IdenGfying and eliminaGng duplicate publishing processes (MSDS and
Control Docs module) • Removal of assessments for non-‐controlled and non-‐regulated products
The Co-‐op SoluGon – Benefits to Students
• Gain work experience • Discover strengths & interests • Earn money to help offset the costs of educaGon • Build a network of contacts to increase chances of geang hired aber graduaGon
• Improve academic performance • Build skills and competencies to add to resume • Opportunity for personal growth
Aleem Khan, Chemical Engineering, Husky Canada 1St Place, Ryerson Co-‐op Student Photo Contest Summer 2014
Co-‐op Across Canada
• More than 70 insGtuGons – (53 universiGes 21 colleges) – Over 900 programs – Over 80, 000 students
• In Ontario 35 insGtuGons – (18 universiGes 17 colleges)
Ryerson Co-‐op Established 1991 (Chemical Engineering; Applied Chemistry & Biology) 800 students in 11 programs
• AccounGng and Finance • Architectural Science • Biology • Biomedical Science • Business Management with opGon/
major in: -‐ Economics and Management Science -‐ Entrepreneurship & Strategy -‐ Global Management Studies -‐ Human Resources Management & Organiza>onal Behavior -‐ Law and Business -‐ Marke>ng Management -‐ Real Estate Management
• Business Technology Management • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Computer Science • Contemporary Science • Financial Math • Hospitality and Tourism Management • MathemaGcs and Its ApplicaGons • Medical Physics • Occupa:onal Health and Safety • Public Health and Safety • Retail Management
Ryerson Work Term Sequences
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Employing a Co-‐op Student Recruitment • Types of Hiring Processes
– rank/match – conGnuous (first-‐come-‐first-‐served)
• Timing – 3 – 4 months in advance of start date
• Job Descrip:on – What to include: company/unit division
descripGon; job duGes; required skills; any other significant informaGon (shib work, driver’s license, overGme, etc.) benefit of the posi:on to students
• Conduc:ng Interviews
– Recommend a telephone screening before the in-‐person interview
• Making a Job Offer
– Typically done via the Co-‐op office; usually need to include length of term, wage, start date
During the work term • Orienta:on
-‐ iniGal training and introducGon to the workplace
• Feedback -‐ students like regular feedback on performance
• Work Site Visit
-‐ typically 1 hr meeGng with student and supervisor -‐ discuss student’s work and performance
• Work Term Report
-‐ ReflecGve report • Employer Evalua:on
-‐ final wriken review of student’s performance, normally discussed with the student prior to submission
Ryerson Chemical Engineering Co-‐op Employer Mentor Awards 2014
Co-‐op Resources
• Canadian AssociaGon for Co-‐operaGve EducaGon (CAFCE) www.cafce.ca
• Regional AssociaGons – ACE B.C./Yukon hkp://www.co-‐op.bc.ca/ – EWO (Ontario) www.ewo.ca – ACDEC (Quebec) hkps://www.acdec-‐quebec.org/cms/site/acdec
– CAFCE AtlanGc hkp://cafceatlanGc.com/
Thank You
Stefan Kerry Manager, Office of Co-‐operaGve EducaGon
Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 T: (416) 979-‐5000 ext. 6591 | F: (416) 979-‐5069
[email protected] www.ryerson.ca/co-‐op