Mohawk College celebrates 50 years of Co-operative Education
Mohawk College celebrated the 50th anniversary of its co-operative education program today.
Mohawk was one of the first colleges in Canada to offer co-operative education, in 1969. Today, Mohawk offers co-operative education in 25 different programs.
“At Mohawk, we work to ensure our students are job-ready when they leave us –trained through real-life experience in order to excel in the workplace. We have been dedicated to that goal from our earliest days,” said Mohawk College President Ron McKerlie. “We are grateful to all those businesses and organizations that have contributed to the success of our students and co-op programs at Mohawk.”
Coinciding with National Co-op Week 2019, Mohawk hosted a ceremony to recognize employers who have contributed to the success of this program. This year, more than 1,900 employers posted co-op positions for nearly 3200 work-term opportunities.
“There are many ways we could quantify the success of Mohawk College’s Co-operative programs; one of them is interest and engagement of local employers,” said Vice President Academic Paul Armstrong.
During the ceremony, a recent Mohawk graduate of the Practical Nursing program, Natasha Mando, was also recognized for recently being named the 2018 Canadian Student of the Year in the Work-Integrated Learning category by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada.
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 32,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at four main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, as well as at the Mohawk College Mississauga Campus in partnership with triOS College. Mohawk is committed to upholding an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning, working and engaging environment for students, employees and the community. The college is among the top colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s top employers and one of Canada’s greenest employers, and holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements. More than 165,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.