StFX Cooperative Education Program

rd your degree. By joining our program, you are investing in yourself and your future. By the time you are ready to enter the workforce, you are more experienced, more prepared, and more confident. Co-operative Education is an educational model rather than a job placement strategy. Co-op Education promotes continuous learning through the integration of classroom and applied work-based learning. Co-operative Education is a learning partnership between the student, the university and the employer. The student alternates periods of experience in appropriate fields of business, industry, government, social services and the professions and academic studies. For Employers:
Recruit. Hire. Retain. Our office works closely with students, university staff and faculty, as well as employers locally, provincially, and across Canada, to ensure quality program delivery to all participants. Current and past employers have enjoyed the flexible and accommodating co-op model unique to StFX. Our students are confident and dynamic individuals with a passion for success. Organizations which choose to become StFX employers experience first-hand the many benefits of hiring one of our talented and professional students. Employers can:
•Enhance the firm's production substantially for 4, 8, 12 or 16 months.
•Benefit from assistance with special initiatives and time sensitive projects.
•Enjoy an exceptional return on the investment in StFX Co-op students.
•Take advantage of a fresh and innovative perspective to the current business model