ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

Program Overview
UBC Engineering Co-op students participated in a total of 1,350 work terms where they gained relevant,
technical and paid engineering experience in the 2010/2011 academic year. This year’s four per cent
increase in the number of work terms secured is a positive reflection of the recent economic recovery.
Sixty-two per cent of Co-op students worked within the Lower Mainland of B.C., 14 per cent within B.C.
and 16 per cent within other Canadian provinces and territories. The remaining eight per cent of Co-op
students ventured abroad and obtained international Co-op work term experience.
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Work Term Statistics 1994 to 2011
TOTAL NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
1500
1000
500
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94/95
95/96
96/97
97/98
98/99
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
04/05
05/06
06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11
ACADEMIC YEAR
Industry Distribution
Provincial Agency 6%
Provincial Government 1%
1% Federal Agency
3% Federal Government
5% Municipal Government
2% Non Profit Organization
By and large, the private sector ranging
from consulting, mining, software
development, academic research and
construction, provided the most Co-op
Engineering opportunities to 82 per
cent of students. The public sector,
including municipal, provincial and
federal agencies, accounted for 16 per
cent while two per cent of opportunities
were in non-profit.
82% Private Business
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