Seneca College Technical Communication Co-op Graduate Certificate Program

What is co-operative education?

Co-operative education works as a three-way educational partnership with Seneca, you and the student. The Seneca College Technical Communication Co-op Graduate Certificate Program's goals are:

• to provide skilled, enthusiastic and productive employees to meet your specific needs


• to give our students maximum opportunity to apply classroom studies in meaningful work placements

Employers can also benefit from participating by applying for the Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit (up to $3,000.00).

What makes these students great candidates for your company?

• Top calibre, effective writing and communication skills


• The ability to understand and explain how things work


• An affinity for technology


• The skills needed to make a valuable contribution to your organization


• Academic credentials in sciences, technology, humanities and the arts

What do these students learn?

• Students further develop professional writing skills


• To design user-friendly information and documentation for every industry from software development, banking and engineering to telecommunications and health


• To produce reference manuals, templates, on line help files, web pages, instructional and procedural documents as well as marketing materials


• Skills on the latest industry technology (Adobe FrameMaker, HTML, Visual Basic)

Who has hired Seneca's co-op students?

• Canadian Standards Association


• CIBC


• IBM


• Longview


• Quest Software


• Research in Motion


• Royal Bank


• Siemens Milltronics


• TSX

Who can I contact to find out more?
Yvonne Gilbert
416.491.5050, ext. 3764
Yvonne.Gilbert@senecac.on.ca