Otago Polytechnic

At Lakehead University, the co-op option programme allows students to earn and learn at the same time. For this purpose, Lakehead University has partnered with over 140 national and international companies, including Blackberry, Bosch, IBM, AECON, Grant Thornton, Bombardier, Canada Revenue Agency, Honda, and more. Usually, students earn anywhere between CAD 16.55 and CAD 30 per hour.

The co-op option is offered in the following programs:

• Honors Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting, Finance, Human Resources Management/Industrial Relations, Business Analytics & Information Systems, Marketing
• Honors Bachelor of Commerce: Business Administration
• Computer Science (Honours Bachelor & Masters Programs)
• Computer Science (Diploma + Degree)
• Economics (Masters Programs)
• Engineering: Chemical (Bachelor); Civil (Bachelor & Masters); Electrical (Bachelor);
• Mechanical (Bachelor & Masters); Mechatronics (Bachelor); Software (Bachelor); Electrical & Computer (Masters); Environmental (Masters); Bachelor of Engineering + MBA
• Engineering: Electrical (degree+diploma)
• Environmental Management (Honours Bachelor)
• Environmental Sustainability (Honours Bachelor)
• Forestry (Honours Bachelor)
• Kinesiology (Honours Bachelor)
• Physics (Honours Bachelor & Masters Programs)

Macquarie University’s Cooperative Education (Co-op) programme provides the students with the opportunity to host the high-achieving students in their organisation on the placements. The reasons why students should choose to partner with the programme are given as follows:

·       It increases brand recognition and will boost the organization’s profile by leveraging the reputation and networks.

·       The programme follows an innovative approach which is designed to meet the nature of tasks.

·       It allows students to engage with leaders that will help the students in getting the right guidance.