Co-op apprenticeship programs

Our program provides students the opportunity to combine curriculum from the classroom with hands-on training on jobsites. Co-ops work alongside Crew Leaders and Supervisors understanding the trade techniques and how each trade contributes to the completion of a project. Mentoring is a critical part to the success of our co-op and pre-apprenticeship program. Our evaluation process allows our supervisors to ensure the right amount of guidance and training on the jobsite.

You will meet people who are like minded and who are pursuing a path in life quite similar to your own. The program provides you the opportunity for you to build your career with Ferguson Construction Company. Working with a Project Manager will afford the Co-op the opportunity to learn what it means to do project management in real time. They tend to fill their new hire vacancies with graduates from their own CO-OP programs, whenever possible, since they already know the capabilities and work habits of the CO-OP interns they have trained.

CO-OP positions are offered on a part-time, parallel basis 20 hours or less weekly or a full-time, alternating basis hours weekly. UH students at all levels are eligible to apply after completing a minimum of two semesters of college in the United States, including currently enrolled post-baccalaureate, DACA, F-1 international, and graduate students.

Students must be in good academic standing within their college, enrolled full-time for the long semester fall or spring prior to participating in CO-OP, and enrolled full-time the semester after participating in the CO-OP program if the student is not graduating. CO-OP positions are available in most UH college disciplines, especially engineering, business, and natural science and mathematics.

UHin4 Students: While participation in UH CO-OP is an exception to the continuous enrollment requirement, it does not exempt you from the four-year graduation requirement.

It is your responsibility to discuss with your academic advisor how accepting this CO-OP opportunity will impact your UHin4 and Fixed Tuition eligibility.

Some employers reimburse the student for the fee and it is up to the student to discuss with the employer regarding CO-OP fee reimbursement. If the employer agrees to reimburse the student, the student should contact the CO-OP office about the fee reimbursement procedure once they have paid the fee in PeopleSoft. Grades are determined by the completion of the internship and on-time submission of the Work Report.

The Work Report contains an employer evaluation form which must be completed and signed before the student can submit the Work Report. It is strongly encouraged that students download and review of the Work Report with their employer within the first week of their internship. To maintain full-time actively enrolled status CO-OP interns must be on one semester and off the next semester for full-time work experience within the UH Cooperative Education Program.

Click one of the boxes below to learn about the electronic submission process for submitting the UH CO-OP application. Employers should reach out to ecareers [at] central. What is CO-OP?

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