Technical Work Experience Program (TWEP)

The TWEP offers paid internships to young graduates who want to acquire practical work experience. Each placement lasts 8 to 12 months, 35 hours per week. Besides upgrading their skills, participants receive on-site training and help with their job search. Job applications from candidates who have completed the program are therefore more desirable to employers.

 

To participate in the TWEP, you must:

• Be between 15 and 30 years old;
• Have a post-secondary diploma in computer science or a related field;
• Speak English or French;
• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

 

Examples of the kind of work you might do during your TWEP placement:

• Creating TCP/IP addresses
• Wiping data and formatting, installing and testing hard drives
• Installing and testing software
• Dismantling desktop and laptop computers
• Supplying and distributing computer parts

 

La Relance Technology Service hires interns under the TWEP.

The TWEP is an initiative of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy.