Hiring a Co-op Student

Centennial College offers comprehensive co-op programs in the areas of Business, Engineering Technology and Applied Science, and Transportation. Our students are work-ready and available year-round to help satisfy your short term staffing needs such as:

  • Special projects
  • Maternity leaves and vacation relief
  • Employee development
  • Research projects
  • Year-end and peak period demands

Co-op students in all programs benefit from a current curriculum designed and reviewed by industry experts, professional instructors. Stuents have the added benefit of small classes and hands-on laboratory experience resulting in sound business and technical education in their areas of specialty.

Benefits of hiring a Centennial College co-op student

  • Well-trained employees eager to apply current academic knowledge
  • Full-time staff available for 4-month assignments (8 and 12-month work terms may be arranged)
  • Highly motivated employees, as employer evaluation contributes to the academic grading of the student’s work term
  • Students eager to accept responsibility and learn quickly in a new environment
  • The Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit (10-15% of eligible costs up to $3000 per student for each co-op work term may be claimed)
  • The opportunity to access potential full-time employees

Co-op Programs

View the list of programs with co-op students available.

We make it simple to hire a co-op student

At no cost, our Co-op Administrators will:

  • Help you identify opportunities for co-op employment
  • Provide you with an up-to-date salary survey to help you establish competitive pay rates
  • Advertise your job postings
  • Provide you with resumes of interested candidates
  • Arrange interviews
  • Extend offers of employment on your behalf
  • Support you and your student during the work term

To get started

Forward a job description that outlines the duties and requirements of the position and the name of the contact person in any of the following ways: