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Career development & mentorship

Discover the student mentorship and career-building resources at the Institute to support your professional development journey. 

Student learning and professional development

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Get career-ready!

The Student Learning and Professional Development (SLPD) team is here to help you build the skills, confidence, and experience you need to stand out. From finding the right internship to thriving in your first professional role, we’ll guide you every step of the way.

As an Institute student, you’ll benefit from:

  • An orientation session — get to know the Institute, your peers, and everything that’s available to you.

  • Career Fundamentals — an interactive training program that gets you career-ready with practical tools and strategies.

  • Excel and beginner French-language training — boost your skills and expand your opportunities.

  • Career and academic counselling — get personalized advice to help you reach your goals.

  • Peer mentors — connect with students who’ve been where you are and can share real-world tips.

  • Special events — learn from inspiring professionals and industry leaders.

Meet the SLPD team!

During my time as a member of the institute, the Institute’s Career Fundamentals gave me the knowledge and abilities I needed to successfully navigate the challenges of the job market and lay a solid foundation for my career.

Shafiq Imtiaz, Master's Student in Software Engineering

As I navigated challenges and celebrated achievements during my internship, the reflective learning approach... helped me to measure progress but also instilled a sense of purpose and direction in my academic and career pursuits.

Shifa Zahid, Double major, International Business and Marketing

Mentorship at the Institute

Institute students and staff who are part of the mentorship program

At the Institute, new students can connect with experienced peers through our Institute mentorship initiative. Our mentors are experienced students who provide support with studying, job applications and how to succeed in your first internship.

Student mentors at the Institute will earn co-curricural credit, build connections and learn coaching and other soft skills. If you're a mentee, you'll get support for adjusting to university life, finding internships and tips to succeed in academics and professional opportunities.

Institute students also have access to a student-run, peer-to-peer mentorship channel called Co-op Institute - Peer to Peer Learning Community on MS Teams. On this channel, fellow students share information about events and activities of interest to Institute students, from coffee chats to discussions about diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Contact us to learn more about mentorship
A group of women engineering students pose with Gina Cody

Women in Engineering-
Career Launch Experience (WIE-CLE)

This initiative offers mentorship for women-identifying students in the Gina Cody School by industry leaders who are dedicated to promoting sustainable, satisfying careers for women engineers.

Learn more about this opportunity
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