Expectations
of Employer
There is a set of responsibilities
we ask all of our employer partners
to undertake when recruiting from
among our students. As an M.Env.Sc.
student’s work term employer we ask
that your organization:
- Provide the student with a paid
work experience relevant to his/her
field of study, and formalize his/her
employment in an agreement outlining
the terms and conditions of his/her
tenure with you. We welcome you to
use any documentation you would
normally use to hire a student.
In addition, we would also ask
that you complete and submit our
M.Env.Sc Internship Agreement Form.
- Provide our office with a Job
Description outlining the student’s
responsibilities, and describing
what he or she will be learning
during the internship while on
work term. We have a form you are welcome
to use for this purpose. When
thinking about creating an opportunity
for an intern, please know that
project-oriented assignments work
best for our students, since the
students need to submit a project
report at the end of their work
term, which will be evaluated for
academic credit by one of our faculty
members.
- Monitor and guide the student
throughout the work term, alerting
Program staff if there are any
concerns during the work term.
- Evaluate the student’s progress
and performance at the middle and
end of his/her tenure with you.
A Coordinator may request a visit
(or, if the work term is outside
of the Greater Toronto Area, a
telephone conference) with the
supervisor and the student at the
mid-point of the work term to learn
about progress and to enable constructive
feedback.