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Career Readiness Certification

Completion of the Career Readiness Certification program is a mandatory requirement for entering the Cooperative Education Program. Please complete the program according to your class status listed below:

› Gold — Freshman/Sophomore
› Purple — Junior/Senior/Graduate

CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION

Preliminary Report

The Preliminary Report is your first assignment in the Cooperative Education Course.  Students will need to complete the following online form within the first two weeks of their start date with their employer. Submit the Email Confirmation PDF, which will be sent to your TN Tech email upon completion, in the designated iLearn assignment folder. Detailed instructions of submission requirements will be listed in the iLearn Assignment folder.

PRELIMINARY REPORT

› Cooperative Education Term Report Packets

Co-op Term Report packets are due in the Center for Career Development office by 11:59 p.m. on the scheduled due date listed on the Co-op Calendar. Late submissions will not be accepted. Scan your documents into a PDF and upload into iLearn. DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL your report. You can find the required forms along with some general information about them below.

 

› Term Report Cover Sheet

Complete this form and attach it with your Term Report.

TERM REPORT COVER SHEET

› Term Report Outline

Use these guidelines to prepare your Term Report. A Term Report is REQUIRED for each semester you are on co-op assignment and cannot be a duplicate from the previous semester.

TERM REPORT OUTLINE

Employer's Evaluation of Co-Op Student

The Employer Evaluation form is a component of your Co-op Term Packet.  The three page form will need to be completed by your Cooperative Education program supervisor. Please select the form appropriate to your major below. Non-engineering majors should submit the last evaluation listed.

› Evaluation Form for CHE, CEE, ECE, ECE, ME, and BE Students

To be completed by student's co-op employer. This form is for Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors. It is required along with your Term Report. Don't save the file after filling it out! Choose to print it and choose the "Print to PDF" option. Only saving it won't save what you filled out.

EMPLOYER'S EVALUATION OF CO-OP STUDENT - CHE, CEE, ECE, ME, BE

› Evaluation Form for MET Students

To be completed by student's co-op employer. This form is for M.E.T. majors and is required along with your Term Report. Be sure the evaluation form you submit is the one appropriate for your major. Don't save the file after filling it out! Choose to print it and choose the "Print to PDF" option. Only saving it won't save what you filled out.

EMPLOYER'S EVALUATION OF CO-OP STUDENT - MET ONLY

› Evaluation Form for CSC Students

To be completed by student's co-op employer. This form is for Computer Science majors and is required along with your Term Report. Be sure the evaluation form you submit is the one appropriate for your major. Don't save the file after filling it out! Choose to print it and choose the "Print to PDF" option. Only saving it won't save what you filled out.

EMPLOYER'S EVALUATION OF CO-OP STUDENT - CSC ONLY

› Evaluation Form for Non-Engineering Students

To be completed by student's co-op employer. This form is for all non-engineering majors and is required along with your Term Report. Be sure the evaluation form you submit is the one appropriate for your major. Don't save the file after filling it out! Choose to print it and choose the "Print to PDF" option. Only saving it won't save what you filled out.

EMPLOYER'S EVALUATION OF CO-OP STUDENT - NON-ENGINEERING MAJORS

Term Report Receipt

The Term Report Receipt form should be completed only if you are unable to submit your term report by the deadline date. Deadline dates are listed on the Co-Op Calendar and in the iLearn module under the assignment module.

Approval for a late submission must be requested and approved by the Co-Op Office, prior to the listed due date.  Once approval has been granted, the Term Report Receipt, along with a copy of your written Term Report, must be emailed to the Co-Op Office by the due date. The Co-Op Coordinator will determine the extended due date.  The Term Report and Employer's Evaluation of Co-Op Student must still be completed and submitted to the Center for Career Development, or a grade of "U" will be assigned.

TERM REPORT RECEIPT

Exit Interview

At the conclusion of your full cooperative education assignment with your employer, please complete the online Co-op Exit Interview.

If you wish to discuss your co-op experience with the Center for Career Development in person, we encourage you to do so. Please request an appointment through your Handshake account and submit the exit interview prior to your appointment date.

EXIT INTERVIEW

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