Welcome to the office of the Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE). This site offers information about our Associate Provost, as well as the entire CEE portfolio including Co-operative Education, the Centre for Career Action (CCA), the Work-Learn Institute (WxL), the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning (WIL), International Strategic Initiatives and CEE Business Services.
Our CEE unit is made up of researchers, academics, dedicated staff and students committed to our mission to equip and empower learners for the future of work and lifelong learning. We do so by developing talent for a complex future, advancing research, and strengthening Waterloo’s sustainable and diverse communities through work-integrated learning.
Work.Learn.Repeat podcast
The Work.Learn.Repeat video podcast examines topics and issues about the future of work. Join Jodi Szimanski as she talks to industry experts and leaders in co-operative and experiential education about work-integrated learning, lifelong learning, and preparing for the future of work.
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News
Walking the talk: CEE leader Norah McRae graduates from Directors Education Program
Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) is passionate about sustainability and lifelong learning. The associate provost of the University’s Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) unit recently put that passion into action by completing a leading national education program.
Waterloo awarded Quacquarelli Symonds’ Sustainability Education Award for advancing the SDGs through work-integrated learning
Waterloo’s Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) unit has once again displayed innovation in sustainability with another award-winning project. CEE’s focus on sustainability through international work terms has earned the unit the Sustainability Education Award- Silver at the Reimagine Education Conference and Awards.
Community represents a driving force for new associate director, Indigenous Relations
Nurturing Indigenous voices, identities and community within Waterloo’s work-integrated learning model takes first-hand experience. Bryanne Smart (she/her), associate director, Indigenous Relations at Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE), has the passion and experience to help create change.
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Waterloo awarded Quacquarelli Symonds’ Sustainability Education Award for advancing the SDGs through WIL | Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Conference and Awards
Waterloo’s Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) unit has once again displayed innovation in sustainability with another award-winning project. CEE’s focus on sustainability through international work terms has earned the unit the Sustainability Education Award - Silver at Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Conference and Awards.
Value and Impact of an Internship Activity to Increase Awareness of and Engagement with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals | WACE 4th International Research Symposium 2022
Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education, Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) and Director of International Strategic Initiatives, Shabnam Ivković were awarded best paper at WACE’s 4th International Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in September, 2022.
Co-op students can play a bigger role in advancing United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals | Phys.org
New study finds that 13 per cent of students in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment carried out work related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Waterloo created a pilot program to help increase both co-op student and employer awareness of SDGs.