Career Centre Co-op Employer Guide
Hire a Co-op Student for a Work Term
Co-operative Education enables employers to access students with specialized skills to support short-term projects and fill staffing gaps. Co-op students are eager to learn and develop professional skills they can use as they move into their careers. They are ideal for bringing new perspectives and ideas to the workplace. The students are highly motivated and can apply classroom concepts in a live working environment. Students are available for full-time employment while they complete their degree due to the alternating Co-op work term structure of their programs.
Why hire a Co-op student?
By partnering with us you can:
- Target students with specialized skill sets
- Develop a pool of potential full-time employees, already proven effective in your workplace
- Find students with specialized skillsets for short term projects
- Access a diverse student group, including mature and mid-career level students
- Use wage subsidies and funding to offset the costs of hiring
Flexible Placements to Suit Your Needs
Co-op placements are typically full-time for four months (420 hour minimum) and follow school semesters: January, May, and September. Some students are also available for eight-month placements or can complete Co-op on a part-time basis.
Have a start date or end date falling outside of the term? No problem – we allow for some flexibility.
Tip: It’s best to post your job up to four months in advance of hiring (e.g. January for the May semester).
About Langara's Co-op Program
Co-op Student Program Areas
Skills by Program Area
Work Terms
Roles & Responsibilities
Wage Expectations
How to Hire a Co-op Student
- Create a job posting and do one of the following:
- Register and post it on our C3 Student Job Board, or
- Email coop [at] langara.ca (coop[at]langara[dot]ca)
- The job will be posted, and application can be received by one of the following methods:
- An application packet will be forwarded to you after the job closes.
- Apply by a website link (eg. applicant tracking system)
- Apply by email directly to you
- Review the applications and select the students you would like to interview
- Choose the best applicant(s) for the position
- Make the student(s) an offer
If you have questions, contact us at coop [at] langara.ca (coop[at]langara[dot]ca).