1. First Work Term Success Pilot Projects Judene Pretti Alannah Robinson CAFCE Conference 2014

2. OUTLINE Background/Context Phases and Pilots Pre-recruiting Recruiting During Work term Back on campus What’s next?

3. BACKGROUND/CONTEXT Stakeholder engagement process involving students, employers, alumni, faculty and staff Strategic area for CECA Grant received from Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to pursue several pilot projects

4. FIRST WORK TERM PHASES Pre Recruitment RecruitmentDuring Work Term Back on campus Early access to PD1 Co-op Living Learning Community GreenHouse Co-op Co-op Living Learning Community Co-op 101 sessions Additional Contact by Student Advisors May Open House with Engineering Supervisor Toolkit

5. PRE RECRUITMENT Co-op 101 sessions CECA programming for May Open House with Engineering students Early access to PD1 materials Example measures Participation in above activities Date of employment during recruiting term

6. RECRUITMENT Co-op Living Learning Community Employers and CECA programming Events and Support Focused on Co- op 4-Stream Engineering students Example Measures Student and employer engagement and perception of value Student employment date for first and second work term

7. DURING WORK TERM Additional Student Advisor Contact Initial contact through phone call Co-op tips and info through email Example Measures Student perception of support

8. DURING WORK TERM Supervisor Toolkit Contains templates for various aspects of the work term e.g. Goal Setting, Mid-Term Evaluation, Special Projects Template, Exit Interview Example Measures Employer perception of value

9. DURING WORK TERM GreenHouse Co-op Pilot 12 students hired in January Full week of training In pairs, students spent 4 weeks with 3 different social enterprise start-ups Example Measures Student and employer perception of value Student employment date of second co-op

10. DURING WORK TERM GreenHouse Co-op Pilot 12 students hired in January Full week of training In pairs, students spent 4 weeks with 3 different social enterprise start-ups Example Measures Student and employer perception of value Student employment date of second co-op

11. GROUP ACTIVITY Discuss in groups: How do you support first work term student success? 1) Pre Recruitment 2) Recruitment 3) During Work Term 4) Back to Campus