Co-operative Education
Real-World Learning
Learning by doing is a rewarding enhancement to your academic studies in the classroom and in laboratories. That is why every undergraduate program within the Faculty of Engineering and Design offers co-operative education (co-op).
Co-op is an educational model that combines academic studies with work experience. It is an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop a meaningful view of the working world and cultivate an awareness of yourself as a professional. By choosing co-op, you will gain valuable experience in your field of study, develop professional contacts and earn money to help pay for your studies. Applying your knowledge in a real-world setting also helps you build your CV before you graduate.
Students in the co-operative education program will extend their time at university in order to achieve the academic credit to graduate with the co-op option for their degree program.
For more information on Carleton’s co-op program, please visit carleton.ca/co-op.
Featured Employers
Carleton’s co-operative education program offers outstanding local, national and international opportunities for rewarding, real-world experience in well-known organizations and government agencies. Sharing a city with some of the world’s best tech companies and government laboratories offers excellent opportunities for co-op and internship placements, as well as a high number of prospects for future employment.
The following list of featured employers has been produced to help Carleton students identify potential co-op employers and career options, as well as to give prospective students a glimpse of the employer opportunities available to those choosing to study at Carleton.
Amdocs
bbb architects
BlackBerry
CAE
CaseWare
CENGN
Cleland Jardine Engineering Ltd.
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions
DW Product Development
EllisDon
Flex
General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada
Hydro Ottawa
Jp2g Consultants
Juniper
Lumentum
Magnet Forensics
March Networks
Mattamy Homes
MDS
MHI RJ Aviation Group
Modern Niagara
NAV CANADA
PCL Construction
Pleora
Qlik
Rianta Solutions
Ross Video
Sanmina
Shared Services Canada
Solace
Tehama
Tomlinson
You.i TV
Co-op Stories
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Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Spojmai Nawabi (BEng/15 – Environmental Engineering)
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