合作教育

十大玩彩信誉平台 职业发展 welcomes opportunities to partner with companies and organizations through our 合作教育 (Co-op) and Internship Program.  Our Co-op & Internship program offers multiple work plans to accommodate 我们雇主合作伙伴的需求.  

合作教育 and Internship Program - Alternating Co-op

合作教育 is a formal program integrating multiple terms of work and academics. Students work in paid, professional assignments directly related to their major.  Students on the alternating Co-op plan rotate semesters of full-time work with semesters of 全日制学校. The alternating option is highly recommended for students in engineering 以及其他技术领域.  

For program eligibility, students must meet specific criteria including, being classified as a full-time student upon participation in the program, the completion of 24 credit hours, and maintaining an overall institutional GPA of 2.3或更高，视情况而定 由学生所在的学术部门负责.  Prior to students being approved for the alternating plan, a work/school schedule must be reviewed and approved by the student's academic 顾问兼系主任.  The work/school schedule should be approved prior to the employer making an offer of employment.  

Employers can benefit greatly from the Co-op program. 下面的列表包含 some of the employer benefits for participating in 合作教育:

• 更低的劳动力成本. Fringe benefits can account for 25 to 35 percent of payroll costs. 这些可以最小化 by utilizing co-op students where appropriate.
• 更低的招聘成本. Co-op is an excellent means of pre-screening for career employment. 学生们 known quantities since they have already shown what they can do for the company.
• 提高留存率. Co-op students have more realistic job expectations and tend to remain longer with an employer when hired for career employment after graduation.
• 提高工作绩效. The knowledge gained by co-op students allows them to begin at a higher level of performance, if hired for career employment after graduation.
• Fosters effective relationships with colleges and universities. Support from the academic community contributes to a company's research and development efforts. In addition, such a relationship enhances the corporate reputation in the 社区和促进善意.
• Enables the employer to influence the curriculum. Employers act as a partner in curriculum development and help mold courses to meet 它的特殊需求.
• 学生们 an excellent source for temporary staffing. Co-op students are capable of efficiently and effectively meeting short-term, temporary 或者季节性就业需求.
• Provides employers with a supply of students from which permanent personnel can be hired. This further reduces recruitment and hiring costs. 它还降低了培训成本 新的，未知的人员.

Source: "Factors Which Influence Employers to Participate in 合作教育 程序”，大卫C. Ballinger

Please contact USA 职业发展 at (251) 460-6188 for more information regarding the Co-op program.