Professional Experience Year - PEY

The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers this unique 12 to 16-month, internship program to students who wish to gain industrial experience between their 2nd and 3rd or 3rd and 4th years of academic studies. The program consists of a non-compulsory, one-time-only, continuous work period beginning May 1st of one year and ending August 31st of the following year. This permits students sufficient time to initiate and to carry out projects of major length and intensity and also offer them the opportunity to perform duties far beyond the expectations of their academic level.  Students are placed in an industrial setting closely related to their engineering program. The opportunity to improve communication skills and to cultivate industrial contacts for job opportunities upon graduation is emphasized and actively encouraged. This program has shown phenomenal growth since its inception in 1979 and enjoys the total endorsement of participating industry.

Information seminars are held in late September and the deadline for applications occur in early October, please visit the PEY web site, www.peyonline.com, for more information. All interested students in 1st, 2nd or 3rd year are urged to attend this seminar!

For more information, contact the PEY Office at 946-8816, askpey@ecf.utoronto.ca or visit the Engineering Career Centre in Room 1017, Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St. George Street.