September 27, 2017

Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP)

 

Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP)

The Student Work-Integrated Learning Program will support partnerships between employers and post-secondary education (PSE) institutions to create more work-integrated learning placements for students enrolled in post-secondary studies across Canada.  The program will focus on occupations in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and business.

The Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) is one of the partners that will deliver the program, working with employers and post-secondary education (PSE) institutions in the aviation and aerospace sector.  Under the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program, employers offering quality work-integrated learning placements to PSE students will be eligible to receive wage subsidies through CCAA.  Employers will receive wage subsidies of up to 50 percent of the wage cost for the placement (up to a maximum of $5,000 per placement) and up to 70 percent (up to a maximum of $7,000 per placement) for first-year students and under-represented groups including, women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities and recent immigrants.

 

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Placements

Work-Integrated Learning refers to a continuum of learning opportunities ranging from structured work experience to instances where the employer engages directly with the post-secondary education institution to address a particular challenge.  It can include co-op placements, internships, field placements, or applied projects to solve particular problems for employers. 

Students must be registered as a full-time student in a post-secondary education (PSE) institution; be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2; and, be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

 

Multidisciplinary Technicians

As a second part of the project, CCAA is working with a consortium of companies and colleges* to develop an innovative training program which will alternate school and work terms. The program will combine skills for Maintenance Technicians with those of Avionics and Interiors Technicians, together with soft skills and business skills, to produce “Multidisciplinary Technicians”. The consortium held the launch meeting June 20,

  1. If you would like additional information about the development of the new program, please contact us.

 

How to Apply

If you are a student interested in gaining experience in the aviation and aerospace sector, you should contact us or connect with your PSE institution to see if placements are available. If you are an employer, including a small- and medium-sized enterprise, you are encouraged to contact us for more information on how to participate in this program. You can also partner with local PSE institutions that are delivering programs in STEM and business fields to provide work-integrated learning placements for students. If you are a PSE institution delivering programs in STEM and business fields, you are encouraged to contact us to facilitate partnership opportunities with employers of all sizes. You can also reach out to local STEM and business employers in your area.

*Air Canada, Jazz Aviation LP, Air Georgian, KF Aerospace, Avianor Inc., Premiere Aviation, M1 Composites Technology, Hope Aero Propeller and Components, Airbase Services, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Centennial College, Fanshawe College, École nationale d’aérotechinique.

 

Website

http://www.avaerocouncil.ca/fr/node/1184/%C3%A0-propos-du-programme-d%E2%80%99apprentissage-int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9-en-milieu-de-travail-pour-%C3%A9tudiants

http://www.avaerocouncil.ca/en/ccaa-and-student-work-integrated-learning-program

 

Contact Us

Please contact Theresa Davis-Woodhouse, Director of Project Management

Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace

Tel:  613-727-8272, ext. 247 or tdaviswoodhouse@avaerocouncil.ca

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