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CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
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AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
What is Co-operative Education? Key reasons to consider an AUT Benefits for society
Co-operative Education is a 9-week (360 hours) Co-operative Education student Co-operative Education helps our students develop
work placement for Bachelor of Business students Co-operative Education offers your organisation an understanding of knowledge in practice and the
who are in their final year of study. The programme is additional resource and flexibility, and the professional context of business. As a result, our
a formal part of the Bachelor of Business degree and opportunity to identify and develop future talent for graduates are career-ready and better prepared
it is an important final step before graduating. you and your industry. to respond to challenges brought to business by
changes in society.
Through these placements, you help our students Co-operative Education students can:
gain workplace experience that complements their Their ability to be adaptable, and agile in their
academic learning and helps them to become • Provide assistance in busy periods thinking ensures they are well equipped for today’s
effective professionals. They apply what they have • Work on special projects complex working environments.
learnt to real work situations and challenges, analyse • Release existing staff for other duties
their experiences and respond to feedback. • Cover for staff on leave (eg maternity, secondment Benefits for AUT
Welcome What is unique to the AUT Bachelor of Business etc) Co-operative Education helps to create students
programme is that every student is assigned Co-operative Education students bring: that are work-ready when they graduate. This
Thank you for your interest in AUT’s an academic supervisor who mentors them in not only adds to their employability but also to
Co-operative Education programme. We developing their skillset and preparing for a career in • The latest thinking from their field of study the recognition that AUT, as the university for the
believe in preparing students for their careers their chosen field. • Fresh ideas changing world, is successfully graduating students
through real business experience. • Enthusiasm with a desirable skillset and knowledge base into the
Our students are equipped with the latest business
competitive marketplace.
Your contribution, providing mentoring and knowledge and new ideas, which they can share with • A willingness to learn
workplace experience to a Bachelor of Business your organisation.
Due to the high calibre of our business students,
student, is a key component of this process. We Co-operative Education creates a dynamic many employers offer permanent employment to
hope you and your organisation will also derive relationship between employers, students and their Co-operative Education students at the end of
benefits from the student you support. AUT, and develops valuable networks and future the placement. This saves time and costs involved in
We look forward to partnering with you as opportunities. recruiting new staff and your organisation gains an
we equip the next generation of leaders and employee who is already familiar with your mission,
decision-makers with knowledge of how What kinds of companies take on students? values and company culture.
business and organisations really work.
Almost any organisation seeking business assistance
Read on to discover what is involved for you can take on a Co-operative Education student for a
in being part of AUT’s Co-operative Education placement. The key is that the placement should be
programme. at least 9 weeks, align with one of our intakes (we
have 5 each year), and the student must work in a
Professor Kate Kearins role that gives them opportunity to draw on their
Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law chosen major. Whether you are a large or small
company, not-for profit, government or private, there
are many opportunities for you to link in with our
Co-operative Education programme.
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AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
EXPERIENCES OF OUR STUDENTS
Gabrielle Wymer Nathan D’Mello Luke O’Donovan Clouston Mahon
Major: Economics & International Major: International Business Major: Accounting Major: Design & Finance
Business & Market Insights: Marketing, Placement: Audit New Zealand Placement: Lightning Lab,
Placement: The Warehouse Group, Advertising, Retailing, Sales New Zealand
New Zealand Placement: Valet Apartments, London
“I use what I learned at AUT in many aspects of “Co-op was without a doubt one of the best “The Co-operative Education programme was an “I completed my workplace experience at
my job, including analysing data and forecasting. experiences I’ve had. Going into the placement, amazing experience. Though my role I had the Lightning Lab, New Zealand’s first digitally
However the most valuable skills I gained from I had never been to Europe before and didn’t opportunity to work with numerous clients in the focused start-up accelerator. Working as a user
my time at AUT were interpersonal and teamwork know anyone there. As well as this, I had never public sector. I gained a greater understanding experience (UX) design intern, I was paired with
skills. Teamwork is such an important part of my really worked in a corporate environment before of the systems and controls entities have in place some of the best in the industry to validate start-
job, and these skills are crucial now. There are and had no experience in the marketing and to manage their operations as well as further up ideas and develop products. Once the work
so many opportunities and experiences at AUT. hospitality industry. However in a few short understanding of the public sector as a whole. placement was over, Lightning Lab used their
You just need to take the time to look. Spend a weeks, I came to love the city, people and my job.” Overall, the programme helped me develop network to source opportunities for me, and
semester abroad, join a club and get involved! technical and professional skills.” would support my pursuits with references and
Make yourself stand out from other graduates.” phone calls to hiring managers.”
Michael Siaosi Holly Ellis Xaviere Murray-Puhara Izzy Stangl
Major: Accounting & Economics Major: Human Resource Ngāti Kahungunu Major: Design & Market Insights:
Placement: BNZ Partners, Management & Employment Major: Business Information Systems Marketing, Advertising, Retailing,
New Zealand Relations & Management Sales
Placement: Vodafone New Zealand Placement: Air New Zealand Placement: Idea Lab, San Diego, USA
“My Co-operative Education Placement was a “I’ve been given challenging tasks and experience “The workplace experience in my final year was “What’s great about co-op is that it introduces
fantastic experience. I met and networked with in my chosen field of study, teaching me new a great way to apply the theories I had learnt at students to the real world. Ironically, my
many BNZ employees and clients, discovering skills. I’ve loved my experience working with AUT in the business world. I spent nine weeks experience as a working adult so far has
the theories and concepts I learned at AUT was many different people and working within a at Air New Zealand’s head office, working on consisted of playing with Lego, doodling and
everyday language during discussions. I was part team that is dedicated and motivates me to work projects like airpoints for business and the building prototypes out of Play-Doh. At the Idea
of three different teams, which enabled me to to the best of my ability. I gained new skills and unaccompanied minors airband technology. Lab, my role is to be a ‘Professional Kid’ and help
use both my economics and accounting majors. knowledge, which will benefit me in my future While I was at Air New Zealand, I made new others unleash their creativity through using
What I really liked about the programme was career. I feel co-op has given me this amazing friends and attended many networking events, design thinking. My co-op experience has made
that it allowed you to really think about your own opportunity with such an awesome organisation, thereby developing my communication and me realise that I’m extremely passionate about
development by setting up goals that would be giving me a foot in the door working within networking skills as well as beginning to build my what I do and I’m exactly where I need to be
beneficial in your professional growth. Because human resources.” corporate network.” in order to begin my future career as a design
of this placement, I was able to show them who I thinker.”
was as a person and as a result will be starting as
a BNZ Partners Graduate in 2018.”
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AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
WHAT KIND OF WORK CAN STUDENTS UNDERTAKE? Employer’s role Length and payment
Students need to work in a role that relates to the Our students can work at an entry or graduate level, As a Co-operative Education employer, you: The placement has a minimum requirement of hours
major/s they are studying. This provides them with as long as they are given instruction and guidance as that the student must work – 360 hours across 9
• Provide the resources to do the job safely and weeks. The length can be extended depending on
experience in their field and gives your organisation the required. Depending on previous work experience, some
effectively at your workplace the needs of the employer.
benefit of specialised knowledge and skills. students may be able to perform at a higher level.
• Need to be aware of AUT’s expectations of
students during Co-operative Education and The start and end dates of the 9-week period are set
MAJOR EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN to align with our university semesters.
Accounting • Budgeting, cash flow forecasting, journal entries, • Preparing returns for small businesses
encourage the student to meet those expectations
preparation of financial statements • Analysing financial performance • Assign a workplace supervisor to the student While payment is not mandatory, we encourage you
• Accounts receivable – billing, reconciliation, debt
collection
• Analysing and interpreting information (this could be yourself or someone to whom you to consider reimbursement to the student. If you
Business • Managing and supporting IT architecture planning • Supporting helpdesk, process improvement, documentation, project have delegated responsibility). The workplace would like guidance on appropriate rates please
Information • Systems procurement and outsourcing support, data management supervisor oversees the student, gives guidance contact:
Systems
• Supporting process and systems analysis • Modeling and designing business processes on the requirements of the job and feedback
• Information systems project management
about the student’s performance during the Kate Coleman
Design • Assisting with user testing of website service delivery • Designing ‘cultural probes’ to gain insights into customers’ environments,
attitudes and behaviour Co-operative Education placement. Employer Relations Manager (Co-operative Education)
• Assisting with developing a plan for service line life-cycle
• Creating storyboards that help groups generate and critique ideas
• Developing ‘personas’ to define users of a product or 09 921 9323
service • Developing design thinking processes AUT’s role
Economics • Investigating the impact of changes in government • Report writing, data analysis, interpreting data kate.coleman@aut.ac.nz
policies • Presenting information using economic modelling AUT has overall responsibility for students during
www.aut.ac.nz/business/co-op
• Undertaking cost benefit analysis and calculating returns • Developing predictive models of supply and demand for purchasing and their Co-operative Education placement.
of investments merchandising
Entrepreneurship • Supporting product development team for social • Evaluating business models for consulting firm / venture capitalist We will:
and Innovation entrepreneurship
Finance • Financial analysis of proposed transactions and • Researching of industry sector • Allocate an academic supervisor to support the
preparation of information memoranda • Foreign exchange student with their programme of study during
• Analytics in finance their Co-operative Education placement
Human Resource • Supporting HR team in recruitment and remuneration • Co-ordinating and updating position descriptions - liaising with relevant
Management review managers to identify KSAs and KPIs • Be available to discuss any queries or issues you
and Employment • Auditing OHS systems • Documenting key technical skills for different roles may have with the employment of a
Relations
• Developing customer service procedures and manual • Developing of procedures and strategies Co-operative Education student before or during
International • Aiding in the acculturation processes for expatriates • Developing international pricing policies the placement.
Business • Aiding in the development of international marketing • Managing cross-border relationships
campaigns • Assisting in international strategy management
• Processes and systems in exporting/importing
Management • Market survey / feasibility study • Developing customer service procedures and manuals
• Store management and leadership development • Administration and consultancy alongside managers
• Manager’s assistant – work schedules, project • Developing operational recommendations for senior management
management (eg OHS)
Market Insights: • Assisting with projects, research, competitive analysis • Digital marketing
Marketing, • Creating and implementing a marketing plan across • Co-ordinating brand activities
Advertising, different channels
Retailing, Sales • Creation, development and/or implementation of social media activities
• Co-ordinating communication across a range of media • Co-ordinating internal and external advertising activities
• Media planning co-ordination • Assisting with strategic planning for client campaigns
• Analysis of store design and display • Growth strategy identification and implementation
• Analysis of restrictions and opportunities for franchisees • Vertical integration strategies and opportunities
• Preparation of quotations • Customer service initiatives
• Customer and supplier liaison • Establishing new customers, maintaining existing customers
Sustainable • Assisting with environmental and social audits, waste, • Assessing stakeholder relations and wider impacts
Enterprise energy and stakeholder audits • Completing projects on environmental and social issues currently and
• Environmental and social reporting likely to impact organisations
• Developing of solutions in sustainability
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AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
Advertising your placement opportunities Bachelor of Business
AUT has a dedicated website that employers and The Bachelor of Business is designed to turn today’s
students use to advertise/find work placements students into tomorrow’s sought-after professionals.
(https://careerhub.aut.ac.nz/Employers). Once Students build a broad understanding of business
registered, you can upload placement opportunities and develop the specialist skills needed for their
as they arise, giving you flexibility in managing your career. Students can choose to specialise in a range
resourcing needs. Students often start looking for of areas:
placements up to 3 months in advance of their Co-
operative Education placement dates. • Accounting
• Design
Alternative placement options for students • Economics
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Most placements involve students working in a
role related to their major field of study, with one • Finance
organisation, for the duration of their placement. • Human Resource Management and Employment
However, a range of alternative employment Relations
opportunities are evolving, including: • Information Systems
• Project-based teams working on business • International Business
problems (in one or multiple business areas) • Management
• Market Insights: Marketing, Advertising, Retailing,
• Virtual business units, where physical resources
Sales
are limited, but people resourcing is needed
• Sustainable Enterprise
• Entrepreneurial opportunities where students
seek business mentors for support.
ABOUT AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL OUR VISION IS:
At the AUT Business School we seek to inform, inspire and grow
Transforming lives,
great citizens who will make a difference in the world of business transforming business.
and beyond.
At the heart of our teaching and research is collaborative
engagement with business, the professions and the community.
We believe in high quality research that can make an on-the-ground
difference, and we have leading strengths in work research, empirical
finance, social data analytics, gender and diversity, and occupational
health and safety.
Significant international connections contribute to a strong global
outlook. Our students can undertake an international exchange
with some of the best business schools in Europe, Asia, and North
America, and AUT is the first university in New Zealand to become a
Global Partner of the World Association for Cooperative Education.
All AUT Business School disciplines have been ranked in the QS
World University Rankings by Subject, and our School is among an
elite group of 5% of business schools worldwide with accreditation
from AACSB International.
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AUT BUSINESS SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYER QUOTES
“The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation “Suitable subject knowledge, involvement in
has supported the AUT Co-operative Education extracurricular activities and good company fit - a
Programme for four years now. We are passionate combination of personality and motivation - is
about providing students with the opportunity to what we look for when hiring graduates. The AUT
develop professional skills via exciting campaigns Co-operative Education programme has provided
that raise funds to support New Zealanders us with excellent students, some of whom we’ve
affected by breast cancer. We are a small team offered permanent roles. We found that the
with limited resources, so having students Co-operative Education students were diligent,
working with us during fast-paced campaign willing to go the extra mile, used their learnings
periods is invaluable. At the same time, students to support our work and most of all, fitted in well
are exposed to a variety of campaign elements in our company.”
and as a result develop a diverse skillset.”
Gayle Stichbury
Genevieve Marsh HR Manager
Fundraising Campaigns Manager Jacobsen Creative Surfaces
New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
“Over the last seven years, Farmers has been involved with the AUT Co-operative Education programme,
with many students going on to continue in full-time employment. Their practical focus, motivation and
agility in linking theory and practice mean that AUT students are able to hit the ground running. In our
programme we expose students to a range of different business activities depending on their major, which
gives students and us the opportunity to identify where their interests and expertise lie. Beyond the Co- KEY CONTACTS FOR
operative Education placements, we have also been involved in the annual AUT Co-operative Education Co-operative Education
Showcase and AUT LIVE (AUT’s annual open day).
Jenni Boys
“These have proved very fruitful in terms of meeting and speed interviewing top business students Academic Manager
at varying stages of their degree programme, in addition to sharing the value and importance of this
programme with prospective students and their parents. Our relationship with AUT and their Co-operative jenni.boys@aut.ac.nz
Education programme is a valuable part of our recruitment processes.”
Kate Coleman
Chantel Poasa Employer Relations Manager
Recruitment Manager 09 921 9323
Farmers Trading Company
kate.coleman@aut.ac.nz
www.aut.ac.nz/business/co-op
Helene Wilkinson
Student Experience Manager
helene.wilkinson@aut.ac.nz
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