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Conestoga has more than 4,000 co-op students in 64 co-op programs in a broad range of disciplines - from degrees and diplomas to trades.

Join over 1,000 employer organizations per year that benefit from the talent that Conestoga students bring.

Spring/Summer 2021 co-op work term (May 1 - August 31)

Student hires can make an impact with minimum work term lengths now returned to 12 weeks or 420 hours

Grants and tax credits help support the cost of hiring a student

April 20, 2021 update: The new federal budget proposes to invest $239.8 million in the Student Work Placement Program in 2021-22 to support work-integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students. This funding would increase the wage subsidy available for employers to 75 per cent, up to $7,500 per student, while also increasing an employers' ability to access the program. Contact us for details.

Important dates

  • Final date to post a job: Monday, May 31
  • Final date to secure a student: Friday, June 4 to begin work on Monday, June 7

Interviews

We are encouraging virtual interviews wherever possible via video and phone. At this time, we cannot host any on-campus interviews.

Questions about programs or how to hire?

Our Employer Relations team is ready to assist you in selecting the most appropriate program, determining an appropriate wage, scheduling job interviews, and presenting co-op job offers.

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For program-specific inquiries: select the program link below for the employer relations contact information.

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Co-op program details

Select a co-op program link from the industry categories below for complete program details.

N/A = wage information is not available.

program
Credential
Availability & Wage
Fall
Winter
Spring

Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction

Program
Architecture - Construction Engineering Technology
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $15-22
WT 2: $15-22
Program
Bachelor of Applied Technology (Honours) - Architecture - Project and Facility Management
Credential
BAT
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $15-26
Winter
WT 2: $15-24
Spring
WT 1: $14-21
Program
Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering
Credential
BENG
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $N/A
WT 3: $N/A
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $N/A
Program
Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours)
Credential
BID
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-18.50
WT 2: $14-20.50
Program
Construction Management (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $14-28
Winter
WT: $14-28
Spring
WT: $14-28
Program
Structural Steel Management and Detailing
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $14-23
Winter
-
Spring
-

Business, Insurance and Design

Program
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - Accounting, Audit and Information Technology
Credential
BBA
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 1: $15-24
(Avail up to 8 mo.)
Winter
WT 2: $15-24
Spring
-
Program
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - International Business Management
Credential
BBA
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $14-29
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-26
WT 2: $14-26
Program
Bachelor of Design (Honours)
Credential
BDES
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14.50-25
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $15-25
Program
Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)
Credential
BPR
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 1: $14-18
Winter
-
Spring
WT 2: $14-21.50
Program
Business - Insurance (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $15.50-19
Program
Business Administration - Marketing (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
WT 1: $14-20
Spring
WT 2: $14-20
Program
Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14-19
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14.75-19
WT 3: $14-21
Program
Human Resources Management (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $14-24
Winter
WT: $14-24
Spring
WT: $14-24
Program
Public Relations - Integrated Communications
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $N/A
Program
Sustainable Business Management
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $N/A

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Program
Civil Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $15-20
WT 2: $15-21
Program
Environmental - Civil Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $15-19
WT 2: $16-22
Program
Environmental Engineering Applications (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $16.75-24

Community and Public Services

Program
Bachelor of Community and Criminal Justice (Honours)
Credential
BCCH
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $14-22
Program
Bachelor of Early Learning Program Development (Honours)
Credential
BELPD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $14-21.75
Program
Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours)
Credential
BEPH
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $14-22.50
Program
Public Service (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $15.50-21

Culinary and Hospitality

Program
Baking and Pastry Arts Management
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $N/A
Program
Culinary Management (Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $11.50-16
Program
Culinary Skills (Co-op)
Credential
OCC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $11.50-16
Winter
WT: $11.50-16
Spring
WT: $11.50-16
Program
Food and Beverage Management - Hotel and Restaurant Operations
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $11-16.50
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $11-17
Program
Global Hospitality Management (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $11.50-17
Winter
WT: $11.50-17
Spring
WT: $11.50-17
Program
Tourism - Destinations and Travel Management (Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $12-16

Electrical Engineering

Program
Bachelor of Engineering - Power Systems Engineering
Credential
BENG
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $N/A
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $N/A
WT 2: $N/A
Program
Electrical Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-22.50
Winter
WT 3: $15-22.50
Spring
WT 1: $15-22.50
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16-25
Program
Energy Systems Engineering Technology - Electrical (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-20
Winter
WT 3: $17-20
Spring
WT 1: $15-18.50
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-20

Electrical Technician, Electro-Mechanical Maintenance

Program
Electrical Technician - Industrial (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14-18
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-18
WT 3: $14-19
Program
Electro Mechanical and Automation Maintenance (Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $15-22

Electronics Engineering

Program
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronic Systems Engineering
Credential
BENG
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $15-28
Winter
WT 2: $15-25
Spring
WT 1: $15-25
Program
Computer Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-24
Winter
WT 3: $15-24
Spring
WT 1: $15-21.75
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16-24
Program
Electronics Engineering Technology (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-22
Winter
WT 3: $16-23
Spring
WT 1: $15-17.25
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16.50-25
Program
Embedded Systems Development (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $14-20
Winter
WT: $14-20
Spring
WT: $14-20

Food Processing and Packaging Engineering

Program
Food Processing Technician (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $14.50-16.50
Program
Packaging Engineering Technician (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $15-18.25
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $15-18.25

Heavy Duty Equipment Technician – Motive Power

Program
Motive Power Technician - Heavy Duty Equipment
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
-
Spring
WT: $N/A

Information Technology and Applied Health Information Science

Program
Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours)
Credential
BAHIS
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14-26
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-23
Program
Big Data Solution Architecture (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $N/A
Winter
WT: $N/A
Spring
WT: $N/A
Program
Computer Application Security (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $15-23.50
Winter
WT: $15-23.50
Spring
WT: $15-23.50
Program
Computer Applications Development (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $15-30
Winter
WT: $15-30
Spring
WT: $15-30
Program
Computer Programming and Analysis (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $16-25.75
Winter
WT 3: $16-27
Spring
WT 1: $15-25.75
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16-27
Program
Computer Systems Technician - Information Technology Infrastructure and Services (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
WT: $14-23
Spring
-
Program
IT Innovation and Design (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $17.25-22
Winter
WT 3: $17.25-23
Spring
WT 1: $16-20
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $18-25
Program
Mobile Solutions Development (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $15-29
Winter
WT: $15-29
Spring
WT: $15-29
Program
Software Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $16.50-22
Winter
WT 3: $17-24
Spring
WT 1: $16.50-22
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-25
Program
Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $N/A
Winter
WT: $N/A
Spring
WT: $N/A

Mechanical Engineering

Program
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Systems Engineering
Credential
BENG
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-22
WT 3: $16-25
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $15-20
Program
Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding and Robotics (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $17-21
Winter
WT 3: $17-21
Spring
WT 1: $16-21
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-21.25
Program
Mechanical Engineering Technician - Automated Manufacturing (Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
WT 2: $16-21
Spring
WT 1: $14-19
Program
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Automated Manufacturing (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $15.75-22
Winter
WT 2: $15.75-21
Spring
WT 1: $15-21
Program
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Design and Analysis (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $16-22.50
Winter
WT 2: $16-22.50
Spring
WT 1: $15.50-20
Program
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Robotics and Automation (Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $15-25
Winter
WT 2: $15-22
Spring
WT 1: $14-22
Program
Robotics and Industrial Automation (Co-op)
Credential
OCGC
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $14-26
Winter
-
Spring
-
Program
Welding Engineering Technician - Robotics
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT: $N/A
Winter
-
Spring
-
Program
Welding Engineering Technology - Inspection (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $15-18
Winter
WT 3: $17-18
Spring
WT 1: $15-18
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-18

Metal Machining Trades

Program
Mechanical Technician - General Machinist (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14-21
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-20
Program
Mechanical Technician - Tool and Die/Tool Maker (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 2: $14-18.50
Winter
-
Spring
WT 1: $14-18.50

Powerline Technician

Program
Powerline Technician (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCD
Availability & Wage
Fall
-
Winter
WT 2: $15-28
Spring
WT 1: $15-27.25

Woodworking

Program
Woodworking Technology (Optional Co-op)
Credential
OCAD
Availability & Wage
Fall
WT 3: $14-19
Winter
WT 2: $14-18.50
Spring
WT 1: $14-18.50

Employer responsibilities

Conestoga is seeking employers who can:

  • Provide career-related work experience.
  • Acknowledge that the student is hired in an employee-employer relationship.
  • Provide duties and responsibilities related to the objectives of the program of study.
  • Pay wages as negotiated between the employer and the student.
  • Provide orientation, training and on-going supervision.
  • Employ the student for no less than the minimum number of hours required per work term.
  • Provide Co-op & Career Services with feedback at the mid-term point of each work term.
  • Inform the Co-op Office of any concerns with student performance or changes to the co-op work term.
  • Assign progressive responsibility and/or exposure to new challenges during multiple work terms.
  • Provide the student with a completed written performance evaluation at the conclusion of the work term.

Accessibility

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