Events
Winter 2025
January 14: Women in Leadership within Professional Practice Employer Panel and Networking Event
4:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Irving Oil Auditorium, Richard Murray Design Building (Morris Street)
Interested in attending?
January 22: Employer Webinar: Supervisor Best Practices
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Microsoft Teams
Are you a new WIL Co-op Supervisor? Join members of our Employer Development team for an interactive session through a short presentation format with an interactive question and answer session. Whether you're a new manager or an experienced leader, this workshop offers valuable insights when supervising co-op and internship students in your organization.
January 28: Computer Science Employer Panel & Mixer
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Auditorium 1, McCain Arts & Social Sciences Building
Join this interactive employer panel followed by a networking mixer with students and industry professionals to connect one-on-one, foster relationships, and support recruitment.
February 18: Science & Sustainability Mixer
3:30pm - 5:30pm | Collaborative Health Education Building Room C170
An Employer Panel discussion followed by a mixer where students and industry professionals to connect one-on-one, foster relationships, and support recruitment.
February 27: MACS/MDI Mixer *CANCELLED*
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Atrium, Goldberg Computer Science Building
Join us for an informal mixer that will provide an opportunity to meet students and industry professionals to connect one-on-one, foster relationships, and support recruitment.
February 28: Employer Webinar: Effectively Onboarding Students
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Microsoft Teams
Join our Employer Development Team to discover how to successfully integrate students into your workplace.
March 26: Employer Webinar: Hiring International Students – what you need to know!
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Microsoft Teams
Join us for a jam-packed webinar on the benefits of hiring international students and what you need to know as a Nova Scotia employer. We will have a representative from the International Centre at Â鶹´«Ã½ join us as well for this informative session. Definitely one you don’t want to miss!
April 9: Co-operative Education Incentive Q&A
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Microsoft Teams
Funded by Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration, the Co-operative Education Incentive (CEI) provides wage assistance to private sector, government-funded and non-profit organisations in Nova Scotia that offer career-related work experiences for co-op students. Employers must pay a minimum of $18 per hour plus 4% vacation pay. CEI reimburses $8.00 per hour to a maximum of 40 hours per week, and employers recruiting diversity candidates may be eligible for an additional funding bonus of $1.50 per hour!
April 16: Employer Webinar: Attracting Talent
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Microsoft Teams
Do you want to attract the right student talent to your organization? Having an effective job description is the key to attracting the best candidate. Join us for this short webinar in which we discuss some of the key things you should know when writing a job description to advertise your opportunity to students.