Co-operative Education Program
Our co-op program helps you train for the future by combining classroom studies with real life experience. Help plan, design and construct Manitoba’s highways and public infrastructure – and get on the road to a rewarding career with MTI.
MTI partners with multiple universities and colleges hiring about 100 co-op students annually, throughout the province.
General Work Experience Plan for Students
As a student we offer you a structured Co-operative development program (an individual multi-phased development plan based on your prior experience and development) where we provide you with training and a variety of work experiences to support and develop your goals of working towards a fulfilling career.
Students are not limited to just one job throughout the duration of their co-op terms with MTI. Individuals are able to get their feet wet in various job functions related to highway construction in the department and the opportunity to see different areas of the province.
- Surveying
- Checking
- Scaling
- Materials testing
- Inspections (concrete, aggregates, density, and grading)
Possible areas for student employment placements:
- Highway Regional Operations
- Capital Region (Winnipeg, Steinbach, Arborg and Carman)
- Western Region (Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Boissevain and Birtle)
- Northern Region (Dauphin, Thompson, The Pas, and Swan River)
- Preservation Support Services
- Northern Airport and Marine Operations
- Highway Engineering Services
- Highway Design
- Construction Support Services
- Traffic Engineering
- Water Engineering & Operations
- Bridges & Highway Structures
- Water Infrastructure
- Water Operations
- Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management
- Infrastructure, Capital Projects
- Major Projects
Student Tracking Program
The MTI Training and Development team meet with the students 3 times per work term to see how the student is progressing and identify other areas of interest. These meetings occur at the beginning primarily to gather previous experience, set goals for current work term, and discuss future plans for school and permanent placement.
Another meeting occurs midway through the work term. This meeting is set up to add & document experience, get feedback from student & supervisor, and identify any areas that need to be addressed. The final meeting at the end of the work term is document all experiences from the term, get written feedback from student & supervisor, and discuss plans for next work term/employment.
Some of the benefits working with MTI as a summer student include:
- paid overtime
- accumulated vacation time paid out at the end of term
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure is committed to students continuing on. Students have the opportunity to transition out of the co-op program to full-time employment through competitive job advertisements which are based on performance and eligibility (contingent on graduation).
