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Nomination Guidelines and Form

Please note: The 2010 nomination form for the CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards will be e-mailed out to members when it becomes available.

ELIGIBILITY:

A. Any undergraduate, diploma, or postgraduate student registered full-time in a recognized post-secondary co-operative education program at a CAFCE Member institution throughout the period from January - December 2010. Secondary school students are not eligible for this award.

B. In order to be eligible for this award, students must be nominated by a CAFCE member. CAFCE member institutions may nominate no more than two (2) candidates and wherever possible, from different programs within the institution.

C. Co-op programs must meet the CAFCE Definition of Co-operative Education.

D. Work term, for which the student is being nominated, must be completed within the calendar year, 2010. Candidates may not be nominated twice in two consecutive years for a work term that spans two calendar years.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards Committee uses the criteria listed below to evaluate candidates. Nominees are scored initially on a scale of 100 points. The value of each criterion is indicated in brackets. Subsequent review within the committee of the merits of top candidates (based on initial scores) helps to determine the two winners.

  1. (30pts) job achievement
  2. (15pts) academic achievement
  3. (15pts) contribution to co-operative education
  4. (10pts) contribution to extra-curricular activities at school and/or the community-at-large
  5. (10pts) student’s resume (which includes previous employment)
  6. (15pts) student’s personal statement
  7. ( 5pts) evaluator assessment and recognition of intangible qualities of nominee

NOMINATIONS

Nomination MUST be submitted in one (1) PDF electronic document with the following items presented in the order below.

  1. nomination form
  2. employer’s statement on company letterhead and signed (must be the same person as noted on the nomination form)
  3. institution’s statement on institution's letterhead and signed (must be the same person as noted on the nomination form). The institution’s statement is to reference only the work term for which the student is nominated for
  4. student’s personal statement with signature
  5. student’s current academic transcript (present the candidate’s grades as a percent out of 100)
  6. student’s current résumé
  7. student's portfolio (optional, two (2) page MAXIMUM)

All applications must follow the current year's application process. Those applications that follow an earlier year's application process will have their applications edited by the CAFCE office to meet the current year's criteria. The onus is on the institution to apply using the current year's application package. Only those nomination packages that meet the guidelines will be forwarded to the selection committee. Incomplete or improperly prepared nominations will be disqualified by CAFCE.

Note: The 2010 nomination form for the CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards will be e-mailed to members when it they become available.

Download a copy of the following nomination materials by clicking on the corresponding links below:

  • CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards (2010) Nomination Guidelines and Form
  • CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards (2010) Sample Nomination
  • CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards (2010) Promotional Poster

One (1) PDF electronic document of all completed nomination materials must be RECEIVED by e-mail at (cafce@cafce.ca) on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by 4 p.m. EST.

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