UVic Co-op & Career

10/14/2026

Congratulations to this year's recipients! We're thrilled to celebrate our Executive Director Karima Ramji's ongoing contributions to work-integrated learning and international education. She is this year's recipient of the Canadian Bureau for International Education's Board of Directors' Leadership Award.

Congratulations to the recipients of CBIE’s Excellence Awards!

Join us in Ottawa at CBIE2026 on Tuesday, November 24, as we honour and celebrate these outstanding individuals and teams whose dedication, innovation and expertise have made remarkable contributions to the international education sector in Canada.

Danielle Kwan-Lafond | Yar Malual | Mehnaz Lamia | Quazi M. Abrar Nafis | Karima Ramji | James Davis | Xiying Wang | Michele Jacobsen | Benazir Rahman | Caitlin Kane | Stephen MacGregor | Roswita Dressler

University of Victoria | University of Calgary | Memorial University of Newfoundland | OCAD University | University of Toronto

10/07/2026

Need help perfecting your résumé? Drop in tomorrow and meet your Career Services team for on-the-spot feedback!

We can help you tailor your document to the jobs you want, show off your skills and experience, and get your résumé ready to go. Please bring a copy of your résumé and give some thought to what you're hoping to accomplish and what type of job you'll be applying for.

🕑 Thursday, October 8 from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
🏫 Bob Wright Centre lobby and Clearihue lobby

Get instant, on-the-spot feedback on your résumé from our team of career educators.

09/28/2026

Nadine Plett (exercise sciences) spent her co-op as a full-time assistant coach with McMaster University Men’s Volleyball. She applied her learning as a coaching studies graduate student to make evidence-based practice plans for her team. Nadine also used her skills as a statistics specialist to apply data analysis in her game plans.

💬“Many of the players on the women's team were impressed that I'm coaching a men's team. It's rare to see female coaches at all and a female coach on a men's team is even more rare. The women were inspired to not limit themselves to only the things they've seen before when considering the options for their futures.” - Nadine Plett

Nadine’s co-op allowed her to gain hands-on experience as a coach during the summer while maintaining her studies during the school year. Visit https://ow.ly/ANHR50YFj9i to find professional opportunities to accompany your degree.

📸 Myra Whitfield

09/23/2026

Curious about what you can do with your degree?

Check out the fourth season of Work It: A Career Exploration Podcast, where we speak with UVic alum about their careers: what they love, what they've learned, and how they got there.

On this month's episode, we hear from Lyana Patrick, who is Dakelh from BC’s Stellat’en First Nation, about how her Indigenous identity has shaped her career path.

Lyana is a professor at Simon Fraser University where she teaches courses about Indigenous health and justice; she is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Her documentary about the Stellat’en and Saik’uz communities’ intergenerational fight to restore the Nachako River east of the Kitimat mountain ranges, was released last year, and draws on Lyana’s body of work going back to her time at UVic.

Listen now: https://ow.ly/Egrg50ZvanY

09/23/2026

Did you know that 70% of UVic co-op students graduate with a job offer, often from a former co-op employer? Now's the time to join co-op--apply by September 25 and you'll:

👉 learn how to apply for jobs and excel at work
👉 test out possible career paths
👉 earn up to $62K over the course of your degree
👉 graduate with experience in your area of study Find your program and join today.

Join co-op by September 25 at https://ow.ly/nRMA50Z6j8A.

📸 by civil engineering student Leo Dougan (he/him), who is from the Red River Metis Nation in Manitoba, and is also Cree-Metis, Ojibwe, and Saulteaux, worked as a project engineer co-op with Gwaii Engineering. Leo was responsible for designing and drafting a variety of projects, connecting with Indigenous communities and agencies, building models and map projects, and performing construction inspections.

“There is a strong sense of community and togetherness at this company, and I think that who we are and what we do is a major aspect of that,” says Leo.

09/23/2026

Arda Berktin (he/him, engineering) spent the summer as a software engineering intern with Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas. He worked on SSD simulations to compare the performance of different technologies. Arda made an impact by taking initiative in his projects to ensure his team produced the best possible results.

💬“It was an amazing experience. I learned more about the corporate world and professional software engineering practices.” - Arda Berktin

Interested in gaining work experience in engineering? Visit https://ow.ly/W1KG50YFj1v to discover opportunities.

📸 Sophia Tang

09/19/2026

One more day to apply to join the co-op program this fall! ⏰

Don’t miss your opportunity to:
📍 Try out different career paths while you study – see what you like!
📍 Practice applying for jobs – build your résumé and ace your interviews!
📍 Earn up to $63K over the course of your degree – learn how to excel on the job!
📍Graduate with experience in your area of study – boost your potential!

The application period closes tomorrow for some programs. Find your program and apply today: https://ow.ly/rCHR50WVtUN.

📸 by Alice Lambert, an environmental studies student who had a fulfilling co-op experience with AltaLink in Calgary.

“Through my experience at AltaLink, I gained insight into the crucial roles that environmental science and geography play in the utilities sector. Working at an electricity company, I felt like I was contributing to a sustainable energy transition. The main focus of my work term was to update AltaLink's GIS layer containing the wetlands located near the company's transmission lines. I also assisted with tasks such as visiting sites to mark historical resources to ensure their protection and preservation, conduct soil sampling and testing to check for contaminants, and organize a company-wide environment fair.”

09/17/2026

Did you know that 86% of co-op students said that co-op was beneficial to their career journey?

Now's the time to join co-op--apply by September 20 and you'll:

👉 learn how to apply for jobs and excel at work
👉 test out possible career paths
👉 earn up to $63K over the course of your degree
👉 graduate with experience in your area of study

Find your program and join today: https://ow.ly/hqxS50W6xwv.

📸 by geography student Sydney Bruce (she/her), who worked as a student ranger crew lead with BC Parks.

"Here I am standing at the summit of Frosty Mountain, the highest peak in Manning Park. Our tasks for this week were to build new tent pads at the nearby Frosty Creek campsite and install new trail signage on the way to the summit.

All of these efforts will go towards protecting the beautiful alpine and sub-alpine habitats in the area by encouraging park users to tread lightly and recreate responsibly."

09/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2026 annual co-op photo contest! The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced in early October.

Looking for a co-op experience of your own? Apply to join your co-op program by September 20.

⭐ What are the perks? ⭐

You can try different career paths before you graduate, practice applying for jobs, build your résumé, learn how to ace your interviews, and graduate with experience in your area of study.

Find your program and join today: https://ow.ly/Tulr50WVsTh.

📸 by Laura Anderson, a commerce student who completed a co-op as a research & project development assistant, at SEAMEO RETRAC in Vietnam.

"During co-op, I took at trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta in the southern region of Vietnam. International co-op is a fantastic opportunity to learn about other cultures and step outside of your comfort zone. My role as a Research & Project Development Assistant surrounded working on tasks related to advancing UN SDG 4, quality education. Specifically, I completed literature reviews for academic activities of the centre, as well as researched potential international donors for grants, bursaries, etc."

09/15/2026

Finished your first year? Level up with studies by joining the UVic Co-op Program. As a co-op student, you'll:

👉 work with employers in different industries
👉 gain paid work experience (an average of $62K over your degree)
👉 graduate with amazing experience (70% of co-op students graduate with a job offer)

Join by September 25 and you'll do your first work term in summer 2027. Learn more at https://ow.ly/MOsz50Z6iYp.

📸 Piper McWilliam (she/her, biology) explored her passion for marine biology while working for the Prince Rupert Port Authority. As an environmental and sustainability co-op student, Piper helped ensure environmentally appropriate development by carrying out ecological sampling, implementing sustainability initiatives and more.

“Working with the Prince Rupert Port Authority allowed me to improve the skills learned through my time at UVic such as statistics, ecological sampling, and research.”

Piper’s co-op helped to support her future career goals in marine biology by connecting her with organizations such as Ocean Wise, Ocean Networks Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.