We've teamed up with industry collaborators to offer an innovative option for undergraduate co-op students entering their first work term: our Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate program!
Learn about this optional program by tuning in to our Virtual Information Day. A student panel discussion will be held with past participants and current team leads. You'll find out how their WE Accelerate experience benefitted them in the following work terms.
The virtual event will also feature a general program information session. Each session is 30 minutes long and will include time for a Q&A period at the end. We'll record the sessions and make the recording available afterwards.
WE Accelerate Virtual Information Day schedule
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Wednesday, July 31 (All times in ET) |
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| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | WE Accelerate program overview
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| 10:45-11:15 a.m. | |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m. | Closing Remarks and Q&A
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Next steps: opt-in to WE Accelerate
We invite you to opt-in for WE Accelerate by filling out our opt-in form on WaterlooWorks by Friday, September 13 at 4 p.m. (ET). In this form, you'll indicate your interest in the skill streams. The WE Accelerate team will use this information to assign students to streams on a first-come, first-served basis. Each stream has different enrolment caps based on how many students industry collaborators can accommodate.
Not sure if you want to commit? Even if you choose to opt-in to reserve your spot, you can opt-out of the program if you change your mind any time before Friday, September 20 at 9 a.m. (ET).
Follow the steps below to opt-in by Friday, September 13 at 4 p.m. (ET):
- Login to WaterlooWorks and select Submit a form.
- Complete the form below:
- Category: Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate Program
- Sub-category: Opt-in – WE Accelerate (5026)
- After completing the opt-in form, you’ll be assigned to a stream on a first-come, first-served basis depending on how you ranked your streams of interest. We’ll let you know which stream you’ve been assigned to Monday, September 16.
- Please note: You do NOT need to complete an Arrange Own Job form or search for additional part-time work on top of WE Accelerate - just submitting the opt-in form and completing the components of your assigned stream is enough to get you co-op credit!
If you change your mind, follow the steps below to opt-out by Friday, September 20 at 9 a.m. (ET):
- Login to WaterlooWorks and select Submit a form.
- Complete the form below:
- Category: Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate Program
- Sub-category: Opt-out – WE Accelerate (5027)
- If we receive your opt-out form by the deadline of Friday, September 20 at 9 a.m. (ET), we'll remove you from the program.
- After this deadline, we expect that you will be committed to fulfilling the requirements for your stream to earn your co-op credit. WE Accelerate is a work term credit, so withdrawing from it after the deadline is considered leaving a work term early and may involve consequences. Please contact your co-op advisor for more details.
Discover more about WE Accelerate
WE Accelerate is an innovative work-integrated learning opportunity for first work term students. It is an optional program to help you develop in-demand skills. It includes content provided by industry collaborators as well as team-based project experiences. You’ll also earn a flexible work term credit for completing WE Accelerate!