Seneca College’s Co-operative Education: A Three-Way Partnership for Assessing and Developing Students’ Employability Skills

Seneca College is developing students’ employability skills through its co-operative education programs. Seneca College accounts for 7.3 per cent of all Ontario co-operative education students.

Document Highlights

Co-operative education links the student, the college and employers in an exceptional academic partnership. More than 40,000 students from approximately 80 colleges and universities participate in co-operative education programs with more than 5,000 employers. This briefing analyses the benefits of a co-operative education partnership.

This case study looks at the:

• program goals;
• activities;
• benefits for students, employees, employers, educators and colleges;
• innovative approaches;
• keys to success; and
• greatest challenges.