Being authentic is pretty big right now. We’re constantly calling out “fake news” or celebrity “fake-overs”. You might even have a few “fake friends” who you just don’t trust. If you stop being authentic, you take away all the things that make you… well, you. By trying to be something you’re not, whether to impress someone or fit in more easily, you’ll always lose something. In the workplace, being authentic is vital. It increases your clients’ and your team’s trust in you and your judgment. This can help boost productivity and ensure that you maintain a healthy working relationship with your team. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: • Identify common problems the can arise from not being yourself • Understand how authenticity can boost productivity • Be authentic and remain professional Why take this course? If you’re a leader, being authentic is crucial not only to your career but also to the success of your team, as it helps to build your team’s trust in you. This course will help you understand why being authentic is so important, and the common problems that can come up as a result of not being yourself. It’ll also give you useful advice to help you be yourself in the workplace while still remaining professional. 10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks
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Co-operative education is a three-way partnership between the university, students and employers. Students apply their classroom knowledge in a series of four-month work experiences. You, the employer, enhance a student’s education, while reaping the unique benefits of CO-OP employees.
- Year-round access to well-motivated, qualified employees.
- Access to potential full-time staff in a controlled environment, reducing your costs and risks.
- Access to a cost-effective source of temporary employees for peak periods or special projects.
- A say in what students learn by working with the university.
- Promotion of your organization as one that believes in developing the potential of young people.
- Access to a great pool of French-speaking, English-speaking and bilingual students.
Most work terms run at least 15 weeks, or four months. They can be no shorter than 13 weeks. Some master’s students, as well as some science and engineering students, are available for 8 or 12 months’ work terms.
All jobs are reviewed by a CO-OP Program Coordinator, and only those providing students with work experience related to their professional development are approved. Administrative activities involved in a job should be less than 10% of the entire workload.
When you first contact SSC, you are assigned one of our Program Coordinators, depending on your discipline of interest. This person is your main contact in our office. As you move through the recruitment process, you also work with a representative from CO-OP Administrative Services, who assists with job posting and interview scheduling.
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
Field Placement provides students with an intensive part-time/short term intensive hands-on practical experience in a setting relevant to their subject of study. Field placements may not require supervision of a registered or licensed professional and the completed work experience hours are not required for professional certification. Field placements account for work-integrated educational experiences not encompassed by other forms, such as co-op, clinic, practicum, and internship.
