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Experiential and work integrated learning (2019-2022)

Ontario Tech University has a long history of offering experiential and work-integrated learning to its students. These activities enrich student learning while preparing them for their future careers. For the organizations who hire them, it is a valuable and effective way to access the fresh thinking, skills and capabilities that students offer while also building a network of future employees.

Experiential learning includes:

  • Paid co-ops and internships (4-16 month)
  • Practicum and clinical placements
  • Capstone projects
  • Industry or community agency-sponsored research projects
  • Teaching and research assistantships
  • Entrepreneurship programs
  • International placements
  • Work-study opportunities

Between 2019-2022, over 8400 students participated in experiential learning opportunities with over 1000 organizations across a variety of dynamic sectors—healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, energy, education, professional and technical services and public administration.

Ontario Tech University—opening doors for students:

  •   Ontario Tech students secure jobs within two years of graduation
  •   Graduates share that the skills developed while at Ontario Tech were closely related to their employment
  •   As a result, Ontario Tech graduates report that their program of study was related to their employment

Academic programs with experiential learning opportunities:

This table highlights the experiential learning opportunities available by program.
  • Kinesiology
  • Placement
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Practicum and research project
  • Nursing
  • Practicums
  • All programs
  • Research practicum
  • Industry or community agency-sponsored research projects
  • Teaching and research assistantships
  • Entrepreneurship programs
  • International placements
  • Work-study opportunities
Students engaged in work integrated learning
Partners

Select partners

  • Abilities Centre
  • Alpha Labs
  • Cambridge Memorial Hospital
  • Complex Injury Rehab
  • Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital
  • Durham District School Board
  • Grand River Hospital
  • Greater Niagara General Hospital
  • Hamilton Health Sciences
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Humber River Hospital
  • Lakeridge Health
  • LifeLabs
  • Long Health Sciences
  • Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital
  • Markham Stouffville Hospital
  • Michael Garron Hospital
  • Mount Sinai Hospital
  • North York General Hospital
  • Northumberland Hills Hospital
  • Ontario Shores for Mental Health Services
  • Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital
  • Oshawa Chiropractic & Physiotherapy
  • Ottawa Hospital
  • Peterborough Regional Health Centre
  • Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
  • Scarborough Health Network
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre
  • St. Mary’s General Hospital
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
  • Woodstock General Hospital

Did you know?

  •  Experiential learning plays an essential role in mapping out your career pathways and/or graduate school opportunities. 
  •  Our athletic therapy placement is the only placement in Ontario that includes course credit.
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