La transition études-travail des étudiants internationaux: le rôle des programmes d’enseignement coopératif (Coop)

This research uses the National Graduates Survey (NGS) to assess the impact of co-op program on the quality of jobs held by international students three years after graduation. Job quality was measured by higher wages, job stability (full-time and permanent) and not being overqualified. The results show that, in general, participation in Co-op programs is associated with better chances of holding quality jobs. It is primarily membership in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) group that is behind this association. As for international students, while they are overrepresented in the STEM group, they show no difference in terms of access to CO-OP programs and continue to lag behind their non-international counterparts, particularly in terms of earnings.

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