Small Enterprise Co-Op Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP)

Overview of the Small Enterprise Co-Op Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP) program:

Co-operative education formally integrates the student's academic study with alternating paid work terms in co-operating employer organizations. Memorial's Co-operative Education Services Centre is currently accepting applications from the small business sector to provide challenging employment and educational opportunities to post secondary co-operative education students in Newfoundland and Labrador. SECPAP offers a wage subsidy to successful applicants. Applications will be reviewed to ensure eligibility and by the appropriate Co-operative Education Coordinator to ensure that the proposed placement represents an appropriate work experience.

Benefits of the Small Enterprise Co-Op Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP) program:

• The objectives of SECPAP are as follows:
• To expose small businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador to the value of co-operative education, thereby creating a long-term demand for co-operative education students and graduates;
• To expose co-operative education students to the small business sector, and entrepreneurial activity in general, as viable and attractive career options.

Eligibility criteria of the Small Enterprise Co-Op Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP) program:

• Employer Eligibility
• To be considered eligible, the work term must be located in Newfoundland and Labrador and have:
• Fewer than 50 employees
• Annual sales of less than $ 5 million
• An individual (generally paid staff member) capable of supervising and evaluating the student(s)
• Adequate facilities/accommodations for the placement
• A defined task with an appropriate academically relevant job description
• An understanding of the purpose and academic requirements of co-op work terms
• An appreciation of the role of the small business sector and its potential for future work opportunities for students
• A limited amount of funding is also available for non-profit/community-based organizations (excluding political parties, municipalities, and labor unions).
• Student (Employee) Eligibility
• Participation will be limited to students enrolled in Memorial University of Newfoundland's cooperative education programs
• Students must be academically eligible to undertake a work term
• Students are not eligible to work in placements not related to their field of study
• Students must be 16 years of age or older and must be eligible to work in Canada
• Immediate family members of applicants would normally be ineligible to be hired in that particular organization