{"id":746,"date":"2021-07-05T16:23:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T21:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/?page_id=746"},"modified":"2021-08-19T15:54:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:54:32","slug":"future-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/future-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/files\/2021-08-16-Bailey-Foster.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1167 size-full\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/files\/2021-08-16-Bailey-Foster.png 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/files\/2021-08-16-Bailey-Foster-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/files\/2021-08-16-Bailey-Foster-250x134.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0O<span data-contrast=\"auto\">pen Doors and Build Opportunities.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"accordion-1\" class=\"accordion no-js\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t1\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-initialstate=\"closed\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Co-op?\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c1\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241251564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241251564 BCX0\">The Co-operative Education Program builds meaningful and relevant work<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241251564 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>into your degree; you get to learn and earn. With Co-op, you will gain new skills, have career-defining experiences, and develop connections<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241251564 BCX0\">\u00a0that will last you a lifetime.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW241251564 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW132258623 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/current-co-op-students\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW132258623 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132258623 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">FAQ Student Questions <\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW132258623 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW132258623 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t2\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-initialstate=\"closed\">\n\t\t\t\tBenefits of Co-op\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c2\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Co-op Program at Brandon University provides you with the opportunity to gain relevant and meaningful work experience while you explore different career options. At the same time, you will expand your network of industry professionals and build<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> skills suited to the ever-changing job market. What&#8217;s the best part? You get support from the Co-op Office every step of the way.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you still not sure? Studies show that students who have Co-op as a part of their degree, are hired more quickly after graduation, in a job that is connected to their field of study and they are paid at a higher rate compared to their non-Co-op classmates.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t3\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat can help you succeed in Co-op?\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c3\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\">Initiative &#8211; Do you have th<\/span><\/span>e initiative to start building your future while earning your degree at BU?<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\">Willingness to learn &#8211; Are you willing to learn new skill<\/span><\/span>s; whether is learning how to write a professional resume, or learning new skills on the job?<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility &#8211; Are you willing to adapt to new upcoming opportunities? Or are you open to opportunities that do not exactly match your expectations?<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\">Resourcefulness &#8211; Will you<\/span><\/span> ask questions, seek out answers and try new things to get to their goal?<\/li>\n<li>Future-focused- Do you wish to kick start your career?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222368515 BCX0\">Get your competitive edge with BU Co-op.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW222368515 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/current-co-op-students\/applying-to-co-op\/\" class=\"btn\">Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">About Co-op<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/about-co-op\/\" class=\"btn\">More Co-op<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: normal\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><!-- .new-column-box --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Open Doors and Build Opportunities. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":659,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-746","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/746\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/co-op\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}