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SEE@UTM Co-Op Placements
We are looking for Co-op Supervisors for High School Students! All faculty supervisors, administrative staff, and departments welcome! To apply fill out this form here: SEE@UTM supervisor interest form
What is a Co-Op Supervisor?
Co-Op Supervisors oversee and mentor the students during their cooperative education placement. Supervisors are responsible for providing a structured and supportive environment where students can apply their academic knowledge to real-world tasks, develop new skills, and gain valuable professional experience. The role involves assigning tasks, offering guidance, monitoring progress, and giving feedback to help students grow both academically and personally. Anyone employed at UTM as staff, faculty, librarian can be a supervisor!
Why Become A Co-Op Supervisor?
The students will earn post-secondary credit through their cooperative education placements. This experience will help students further develop their skills, receive hands-on work experience, and have some fun all while helping them to achieve their career goals and support them in the completion of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
1. CREATE the opportunity to provide guidance, direction, and a new interactive learning environment to students outside the classroom.
2. DESIGN specific tasks that support your departmental learning objectives and inspire feedback and discussion from students.
3. GIVE high school students from underrepresented and marginalized communities the chance to gain confidence in their educational journey.
Supervisor Testimonials
“We thoroughly enjoyed having the students join us, some of our team members have personally experienced the value of having participated in a co-op experience during our own education and hoped that we were able to pay forward the value of the experience to our co-op students.”
Co-Op Supervisor, 2023
"The work that my student completed was high quality and is currently being used by my department as part of our communications strategy. My student made real contributions that are much appreciated."
Co-Op Supervisor, 2023
Benefits of Supervising a Co-Op Opportunity
- Invitation to SEE Supervisors Lunch
- Recognition for outstanding citizenship, leadership, and service to the UTM campus and local Mississauga community.
- An opportunity to learn more about how to engage students using culturally responsive strategies.
Invitation to the annual Centre for Student Engagement Partnership Award Ceremony.
How to become a SEE@UTM Co-Op Supervisor
Application Process:
- Step One: Fill out our Co-Op supervisor interest form
Step Two *optional*: Join our drop-in for questions and support for ideating placement opportunities
a) July 15th, 2025 - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m
Meeting URL: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83203242782?from=addon
Meeting ID: 832 0324 2782
Passcode: 110107
b) July 22nd, 2025 - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Meeting URL: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83638121290?from=addon
Meeting ID: 836 3812 1290
Passcode: 688703
- Step Three: Fill out the Job Description form that indicates what position you are offering; wait for approval
- Step Four: SEE@UTM staff reaches out with your next steps
Important Dates:
| Event | Date / Occurence |
| SEE@UTM Job Fair | October 20th 2025 |
| Supervisor Training | November 7th 2025 |
Interviews:
| November 10th - November 17th 2025 |
| Co-Op Placements | December 4th 2025 to January 31st 2026: Every Monday to Friday from 12:10 pm to 3:10 pm |
| Winter Break (No Programming) | December 22nd, 2025 - January 5th, 2026 |
What happens if I work from home?
Although we strongly encourage an in-person work environment for the students, sometimes this is not ideal for our supervisors. In this case, students are free to work asynchronously or, they can be paired with other collogues and team members working in-person.
How will students be selected?
At the end of the Job Fair, students will list three potential placements which will be reported back to you the students PDSB teacher, Monique James. You will then conduct interviews with potential candidates to find the best student for your role!
Are students trained prior to coming in?
The SEE@UTM students have taken classes on the best workplace practices and how to engage their unique skills to further their professional development. The PDSB instructor will further pre-brief you on all other student expectations.
How do we report student progress?
The PDSB instructor will be in-touch with evaluations throughout the students’ placements.
What kinds of roles will students take on?
The decision is entirely up to you! This is an experiential opportunity, we urge you to give students roles that can strengthen their skills, encourage learning and personal growth.
Who are we targeting?
We welcome anyone from any department, supervisors, staff member, faculty and administrators who want to work with these students in enriching their learning experiences.
How many students do you need to place?
We are requesting seventeen placements for the students.
SEE@UTM Community Partnerships
To provide this dynamic, experiential learning opportunity the Centre for Student Engagement and the Peel District school board work closely in partnership.
Teacher Spotlight
James Funnel
Job Title: Secondary Resource Teacher-Cooperative Education
Department: SEE UTM, LCBSP with PDSB
Interest in Program: I am looking forward to a great new experience that promotes equity and inclusion, by providing students with access to post-secondary education. I am also looking forward to making connections across the UTM campus, as well as community partners. I am hoping that these connections enhance the student’s SEE experience, while attending UTM.
Fun fact: I am Canadian Ski Patroller and a Real Estate Agent
Inquiries
For all questions and feedback regarding SEE UTM Mentorship Program, please contact:
- Email: smyrna.wright@utoronto.ca