BEST Co-op
Students are offered an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of building and running a business in their field. During your work term, you and your mentor work together to plan and design your own business idea and establish yourself and your business moving forward.
- Available after your second year.
- Co-op consists of 2 work periods separated by at least one academic term.
- Upon completion of the program, you receive a co-op designation on your transcript. To receive this designation, the total duration across your 2 work periods must be at least 12 months and no more than 20 months
Streams
Stream 1
Students working on their own business idea at BEST Lab with BEST Faculty supervision
Stream 2
Students working with a BEST Lab startup with BEST Faculty supervision
What our students say about BEST Co-op
“Having already experienced an unprecedented academic year due to COVID, it seemed only fitting that my co-op term was just as unique. The BEST Co-op program provided me with the flexibility to take my start-up in my own direction while connecting me with a community of like-minded and innovative individuals within Lassonde. Working with BEST also allowed me to see the value of my startup and gave me the essential tools to take my startup to the next level. My BEST co-op term became the starting point for a new chapter of MPN 3D in which we could work within the Lassonde community to learn, grow, and become more successful because of it. My co-op experience with BEST has showed me the importance of being a well-rounded individual by allowing me to simultaneously gain experience both in the business and engineering world.”
-Nick Di Scipio, Mechanical Engineering
