“So, they’re still operating,” said Patricia Meng, co-coordinator of the Co-Operative Education Program for the Faculty of Computer Science at UNB."Actually, pretty much all of the students who went out this summer were working from home.”
The co-op program for UNB Computer Science didn’t have too many issues when transitioning online, according to Meng. Computer science students do most of their work from a computer.
“If there was no such thing as internet and technology and , it would have been painful,” Meng said.
“Because the students all have their computers and some employers sent students computers or computer engineering career the student was able to set up at home.”
At New Brunswick Community College, students partake in practicums, co-ops, and work placements. Some students are doing in-person placements, some students are doing simulated placements, and some will even be online.
“For those programs that will require that practical experience with [the] industry in [the] fall, some of it will be dependent upon the industry themselves because not all industry will be able to take on students,” said Ann Drennan, Vice President Academic and Research at NBCC.
“It could be limitations in terms of the host organization, financial limitations, or capacity that they have or just space relative to physical distancing.”
She said how the placements will go ahead in the fall is completely dependent on the program.
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