If you’re looking for hands-on learning and real-world experience, look no further. Life lessons gained through work-integrated learning are paramount to the Trent experience. In fact, here at Trent, every student is guaranteed to have meaningful, purposeful, and recorded career-boosting learning opportunities that will contribute to your success as you enter the workforce.
The best way to get experience is to go get experience. Here’s how:
Co-op: Paid Work Experience
Put your skills and knowledge to work in one of a variety of co-op streams. You’ll graduate with a distinct career advantage – building valuable connections and gaining hands-on experience through paid work terms, all as part of your Trent degree.
The Trent Co-op Advantage
- Graduate with your degree and 12 months of paid work experience in as little as four years
- Co-op streams offered across the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and School of Business
- Hands-on experience in your chosen field, developing marketable skills and a better understanding of the job market
- Experience working directly with people and organizations that could become personal references for your next job, industry mentors, or even future employers
- Connect with local, regional, and international employers to start building your personal network with leaders and experts in your field
Ready to get started?
Featured Employers
Past Employers
Private Sector
Amazon
Ascend LLP
Baker Tilly KDN LLP
Cambium Inc.
Cayenta
CGI
Ciena Canada
College Pro
Creativity By Code Inc.
Designed Securities Ltd.
Document Conversion Management Inc.
Dynacast
eCenter Research
Engage Engineering
Fastenal Canada
Hero Technical Solutions Inc.
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Motors
Google Inc.
Interac
Kawartha Dairy
Lakefield College School
Lakeland Holding Ltd.
Lipton LLP
Matching Solutions Inc.
McCracken Woodworking
McDougall Insurance
Nokia
OnPointe Landscaping
Quasar Consulting Group Inc.
Questrade
Royal Bank of Canada
Safari Niagara
Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
Tomlinson Group of Companies
Travelers Canada
Trophic Design
Univerus Software Inc.
Versaterm Public Safety Inc.
Warner Bros. Discovery
WhiteSparrow Labs
Public Sector
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Peterborough
Communications Security Establishment
County of Peterborough
Department of National Defence
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Hastings County
Huronia Historical Parks
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Lanark County
Lang Pioneer Village Museum
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Municipality of Clarington
National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
Ontario Parks
Ontario Power Generation
Oshawa Public Libraries
Ontario Public Service
Parks Canada
Peterborough Utilities Group
Township of Scugog
Township of Wasaga Beach
Trent University
Not-for-Profit Sector
Central Lake Ontario Conservation
Community Futures Eastern Ontario
GreenUP
Highland Shores Children's Aid
Junior Achievement
Kawartha Lakes Stewards Association
Kawartha World Issues Centre
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
Otonabee Region Conservation Authority
Quinte Conservation
Rideau Waterway Land Trust
SickKids Foundation
The Land Between
TRACKS Youth Program