Work Study Streams
Work Experience Stream
- Supports students in developing and articulating workplace skills, competencies, experience and knowledge.
- These positions are supervised by staff, faculty or librarians.
- They include opportunities to explore and reflect on how academic studies connect to workplace competencies and how the Work Study experience translates to career possibilities.
Research Experience Stream
- Supports students in locating and participating in faculty-led research opportunities.
- These positions provide the opportunity to undertake or support a research project under the direction of a faculty member and involve the application of foundational methodologies and/or theories within a research field.
- They also include opportunities to explore and reflect on how academic studies connect to workplace competencies and how the Work Study experience translates to career possibilities.
- Research Experience Stream roles will vary in their required qualifications but seek to provide research opportunities for students with various levels of experience in research, including entry-level.
Work Study Professional Development
To help you make the most of your Work Study position, we have developed three eModules and a Professional Development Workbook (PDF). We encourage you to review these resources and your responses with your Work Study supervisor.
Some great resources to start your Work Study role:
- Understanding Your Strengths, Values and Interests
- Developing a Personal Learning Plan for Competency Development
Work Study supervisors are expected to support their Work Study students to establish learning goals through 1:1s or team meetings and a plan to achieve them.
As a reminder, supervisors and students ideally will have a mid-program check-in and final meeting where they review learning goals, provide feedback and acknowledge accomplishments. A great resource for this is the eModule: Reflecting on your Competency Development.
If you need support or further resources, connect with us at workstudy@utoronto.ca.
