Work placement experiences that are:

• Career oriented
• Transcripted
• Full-time
• Paid
• Integrated into academic curriculum    

UC commitment to implement:

• Academic preparation
• Faculty mentorship
• Assessment
• Guided student reflection
• Assessment of student progress

• Hiring Cincinnati students for co-op allows companies to develop and train the nation’s workforce and their own future employees
• As an established leader in experience-based learning, Cincinnati’s program is automated and easy to navigate for new employers
• Co-op is built into students’ course plans from the beginning, which makes for a smoother process in hiring, scheduling and managing students
• Participating in Cincinnati Co-op secures a solid talent pipeline
• There’s a seamless transition from co-op student to hired FTE, which can be a major time and resource saver
• The Cincinnati Co-op program not only teaches the technical skills to perform a job, but also cultivates the basic soft skills needed to navigate the workplace