We want to connect you with our talented, creative, and innovative students. NorQuest ensures our learners are workforce ready when they graduate, and work-integrated learning is an integral part of that strategy.
Our students
- Our diverse students bring intercultural competencies to their work and add value to your workplace.
- With an average age of 30 years old, our students come with life experience, combined with their NorQuest education to create skilled and knowledgeable workers.
- Our students are committed to the community. In 2019, NorQuest students donated over 15,000 hours of community service to the Edmonton region.
I am so grateful that I got the chance to participate in the WIL experience as it has allowed me to see what I want to do for the rest of my life.
— Graham Watson, 2024 Business Administration Co-op Student
Benefits to partnering with us?
- Receive help and support on tasks and projects all while you provide NorQuest students the opportunity to grow, learn, and gain hands-on skills.
- Access student’s fresh ideas, enthusiasm, unique perspectives, and a strong knowledge of current industry best practices from their NorQuest education.
- Increase exposure for your organization to the NorQuest community.
- Contribute to economic recovery and growth while mentoring future members of your industry.
- Assess and recruit up-and-coming skilled, workforce-relevant graduates who are motivated to succeed.
[NorQuest] provides students with a wide variety of hands-on skills that could easily be deployed on a range of projects. Not only did we benefit from their skills, but their excitement for trying and learning new things was a welcomed benefit to the entire team.
— Erin Cameron, Stantec
Grants & wage subsidies
Access funding opportunities to help your organization hire students or graduates.
- Alberta Jobs Now Program
- Alberta Innovates
- Canada Student Work Placement Program
- Canada Summer Jobs
- Canadian Apprentice Service
- ECO Employment Programs
- Mitacs
- Venture for Canada
Questions about the application process? We can support you, contact us at careercentre@norquest.ca
Connect with the Career Centre and our students
Recruit a NorQuest student
- Post job and volunteer opportunities on our Student Job Board.
- Create your online account
- Read our guidelines before posting
- Attend Career Centre events including career fairs, employer panels, and networking events
- Host a recruitment session to connect with and recruit NorQuest students
Host a NorQuest student
- Educate and enrich a student’s work-integrated learning experience through co-op, field experience, and practicum.
- Mentor and guide students through micro-WIL experiences, including job shadows, mentoring opportunities, and informational interviews.
- Host students for a community service learning activity to support your non-profit or local business.
- NorQuest has a variety of program with work-integrated learning opportunities. View the list of work-integrated learning and micro-WIL opportunities available.
Partner with NorQuest
- Join a Program Advisory Committee.
- Get involved in our annual Career Fair.
- Share your knowledge as a guest speaker on our CareerQuest podcast.
Interested in any of these opportunities? We’d love to partner with you! Email us at careercentre@norquest.ca.