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
Private Sector
Activation Laboratories Inc.
Amazon
Angus Glen Golf Club
Antec Appraisal Group Inc.
Ascend LLP
Baker Tilly KDN LLP
Cambium Inc.
Cayenta
CGI
Ciena Canada
Clarkson Bookkeeping Inc.
College Pro
Creativity By Code Inc.
Designed Securities Ltd.
Document Conversion Management Inc.
Dynacast
eCenter Research
Engage Engineering
Entergris Canada Ltd.
For the Love of Marketing
Fastenal Canada
Hero Technical Solutions Inc.
ImpacttX Technologies
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Motors
GHD Ltd.
Google Inc.
Interac
Kawartha Dairy
Lakefield College School
Lakeland Holding Ltd.
Lean on Me Support Services
Lipton LLP
M2 Partners Inc.
Matching Solutions Inc.
McCracken Woodworking
McDougall Insurance
Native Plants in Claremont Inc.
Nokia
OnPointe Landscaping
Quasar Consulting Group Inc.
Questrade
Rondalyn Camping and RV Resort
Royal Bank of Canada
Safari Niagara
Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
Sherkston Supermart
TD Canada Trust
THMC Inc.
Tomlinson Group of Companies
Travelers Canada
Trophic Design
Univerus Software Inc.
Versaterm Public Safety Inc.
Warner Bros. Discovery
WhiteSparrow Labs
Wilkinson & Company LLP
Public Sector
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Peterborough
Communications Security Establishment
County of Brant
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
The Niagara Parks Commission
Northumberland County
Ontario Parks
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Public Service
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Oshawa Public Libraries
Parks Canada
Peterborough Utilities Group
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Military College
Town of Arnprior
Township of Scugog
Township of Wasaga Beach
Trent University
Upper Grand District School Board
Wilfrid Laurier University
Not-for-Profit Sector
4th Line Theatre
Central Lake Ontario Conservation
Community Futures Eastern Ontario
Friends of the Rouge Watershed
GreenUP
Highland Shores Children's Aid
Junior Achievement
Kawartha Conservation Authority
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
RedPath Wellness Centre
Rideau Waterway Land Trust
Swallowtail Native Plants
SickKids Foundation
The Land Between
TRACKS Youth Program
Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden