WHEREAS, National Apprenticeship Week is celebrating its 10th anniversary of raising awareness of the vital role Registered Apprenticeship plays as a proven and industry-driven training model and as a key strategy to improving job quality, and creating access to good-paying, family-sustaining jobs for all, starting with youth and young adults; and WHEREAS, Cooperative Education &... Read More »
CEIA and Hospitality Internships, LLC Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Cooperative Education and Internship Programs in the Hospitality Industry Dallas, TX (June 6, 2024): The Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA) and Hospitality Internships, LLC are excited to announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing cooperative education and internship programs in the hospitality sector. This... Read More »
Tips for Attending Conferences Sage advice from seasoned professionals The following tips are meant to help new professionals and perhaps some of us older professionals get the most out of our conference experience. The tips cover a range of advice from timing, networking, preparing for the conference and pacing yourself. • Be on time, even... Read More »
By Kelly Harper, CEIA 2015 – 2016 President In 1963, the Cooperative Education Association was established by Don Hunt, University of Detroit, and Frank Jakes, Ford Motor Company. Both served as Presidents of the Association, intending to expand Cooperative Education, especially in non-engineering disciplines. Don Hunt graduated from the University of Detroit, earning degrees in... Read More »
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dave Rowe on August 29, 2022. He was a pioneering advocate for cooperative education dating back to the 1970’s while working in Human Resources at A. C. Spark Plug, a division of General Motors Corp. Rowe was a huge supporter of General Motors... Read More »
We are pleased to announce the release of “Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education: Equitable Career Learning, Development, and Preparation in the New World of Work:, edited by Melanie Buford, Michael Sharp, and Michael Stebleton. This timely book explores current trends and future possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace,... Read More »
It was wonderful to see all those who attended our conference in Alexandria at the start of the month. The conference theme that “We’re back” was certainly apt and your board and the conference committee have appreciated the feedback that attendees really enjoyed the opportunity to be back together in person. We hope it enabled... Read More »
Dr. James W. Wilson, April 27, 1923 – April 3, 2021 Dr. James W. Wilson was for more than 30 years, the pioneer researcher in the field of cooperative education and work-integrated learning. As Director of Educational Research at Rochester Institute for Technology, Dr. Wilson led, and together with a colleague, conducted the first... Read More »
BY: Ned Khatrichettri is an Internship Coordinator in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah Things don’t end; they evolve! There are numerous reasons about why job candidates, even qualified ones, get overlooked for positions. You’ll rarely, if ever, receive feedback about what went awry. It’s an imbedded, turbulent, and an annoying part of... Read More »
By: Ross Johnston, Executive Director of Co-operative Education, University of Waterloo “I couldn’t even imagine looking at someone who hasn’t done a co-op term.” That’s what one employer mentioned as key criteria in hiring talent fresh out of university. He went on to say that that co-op enables students from different background to develop a broad... Read More »
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