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Programs approval
Approval Criteria
The PSC approves Co-op and Internship programs that satisfy the following
criteria:
- the academic program requires the successful completion of the student's
work term(s) or internship as a condition of graduation. Additionally,
where a program encompasses both mandatory and optional work terms,
only those work terms mandatory for graduation may be completed in
the Public Service of Canada;
- students registered in the Co-op or Internship program have full-time
student status as defined by the educational institution at which he
or she is enrolled;
- generally, Co-op work terms are four (4) months in duration and
internships varies between four (4) and eighteen (18) months; and
- there is no cost to be paid by federal departments or agencies to
educational institutions for the referral or hiring of students participating
in co-operative education or internship programs.
Documentation Requirements
In order to satisfy the above-mentioned approval criteria, institutions
wishing to have a Co-op or Internship program approved by the PSC are
asked to forward documentation that:
- indicates that the Co-op or Internship program has been formally
approved by the proper authorities (e.g. the university Senate or the
Dean of the faculty) within the educational institution (a copy of
a letter approving the program or an official course calendar or other
promotional material would satisfy this requirement);
- outlines the requirements to be fulfilled in order for a student
to graduate from the Co-op or Internship program;
- clearly indicates the number of mandatory work terms which must be
completed as a condition of graduation; and
- identifies the institution's contact person for each institution
and for each program
Educational Institutions who
wish to have their programs approved are invited to send their requests
or any modifications to the information related to a program already
approved by the PSC to:
Central Recruitment Programs Division
Services Branch
66 Slater Street, 11th floor
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0M7
NOTE: Students must not send
any request for a work term to the above address. To register, they must
consult notice boards on their campus and must register with their Co-op
program coordinator on campus.
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