UVic Creates Unique Co-op Portal

Soon it’ll be easier for co-op students, their employers, and the institutions that train them to keep in touch and informed. That’s because UVic’s Co-operative Education Program is producing a province-wide portal where users can both post and access information related to co-operative education. “They’ll be able to find out about job and career opportunities, employer profiles, and statistics,” says Dr. Elizabeth Grove-White, director of UVic’s co-operative education program. “The portal will also streamline our methods of recruiting and placing students.” The $50,000 portal is being funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education and should be functional by the summer of 2003. The co-op gateway will be the first of its kind in B.C.

UVic has Canada’s third-largest university co-operative education program, integrating academic studies with relevant paid work experience in 40 academic areas. In 2000/01, UVic co-op students completed 2,879 work term placements – across Canada and in 35 other countries.

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