The Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) connects employers with student talent. Funded by the Government of Canada, SWPP provides employers with wage subsidies of up to $5,000 to hire post-secondary students for paid work experiences during the summer term. Employers may qualify for $7,000 of the wages for placement of underrepresented groups including women in STEM, indigenous students, newscomers, and persons with disabilities, as well as first-year students. Students in turn benefit with quality work experience so they can secure employment in their chosen fields of study. SWPP is administered through Magnet at Ryerson University, a digital platform with a mission to accelerate inclusive economic growth across Canada by advancing careers, businesses and communities. The program uses Outcome Campus Connect, Canada’s largest online campus recruitment tool. Summer-Term funding applications are now open! For eligibility and more information please visit: https://swpp.magnet.today/. Once you determine eligibility, please remember to apply through the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce Magnet portal at the following link: https://magnet.whoplusyou.com/lp/lloydminsterchamber Summer-Term Funding Employers Employers that are NOT eligible: Students To validate the placement is a meaningful WIL placement, the criteria below must be fulfilled: International students are NOT eligible Placements that are NOT eligible: For a full list of requirements, please visit swpp.magnet.today. Click the link below to create an account through the Lloydminster Chamber Portal. You will receive an email to activate your account. Check your spam or junk mail if you do not receive this email within 24 hours. Once you activate your account you can begin your application for funding and posting your job. Click here to log in to your Business portal to begin your application for SWPP funding. Please Note: You do not have to post a job to begin the application process. If you are already of a qualified applicant please proceeding directly to Apply for SWPP Funding. If you have any questions, please contact the Lloydminster Chamber at 780-875-9013. Click on the app launcher (icon with 9 squares in top right corner) and then select Job Postings Click on Create a Job Posting Select Students and Recent Graduates Select Outcome Campus Connect and fill out the application form Outcome Campus Connect is where you will complete the SWPP application for funding support. TIP: Save a copy of your placement details including job title, job description, rate of pay and hours per week because you will need this information later. NOTE: Application process will take about 20 minutes. If you do not have your student already selected, you will not have any documentation to upload at this time. Once this step is complete, it will take 2 weeks for the application to be reviewed to ensure employer eligibility. During this 2 week period, you can move onto step 3 to begin the process of securing student talent. If you have already found and hired your student, you will have entered their details at the previous step of the application, and their eligibility will be under review at the same time as your eligibility review. Please Note: If you have not found your student, the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce has partnered with local post-secondary institutions to secure local talent for our businesses. Please contact info@lloydminsterchamber.com or call 780.875.9013 for recruitment support. If you are unable to secure local talent, you can create a job posting on “Outcome Campus Connect” giving you access to a pool of Canada-wide student talent that will meet your needs. You will have to log into your business portal, then navigate to Outcome Campus Connect and select “My Outcome Campus Connect Postings” Post a job using the instructions in the video below making sure to match the information with the SWPP application. TIP: Only select 5 or less institutions for your placement to help speed up the approval process. TIP: On your posting, be sure to include in the qualifications include the student eligibility requirements to eliminate ineligible applications: Qualifications: After hiring your student you must enter their details into the SWPP application. You can do this at any time, and it will begin the Student Review to ensure eligibility. To enter the student details on your SWPP application, navigate to Outcome Campus Connect by going to “Job Postings” and selecting “My Outcome Campus Connect Postings“. Update Student Information: The Student portion will be reviewed for eligibility. NOTE: You need a SWPP application for each semester and each student you hire. So if you have a student for the fall semester and want to keep them for the winter semester, you have to submit a SWPP application for the fall and a new one for the winter. or if you have 3 student positions for the winter semester, you will need to create 3 SWPP applications. Once the employer has received their notice of eligibility (emailed) or as soon as you find your student, and you have input the details of the student that you have hired for the placement, the student portion will be reviewed to ensure eligibility. TIP: We recommend that the employer schedules a time to sit with or have a zoom/phone meeting to ensure the student completes their portion of the application. TIP: Be sure that the name that the student enters matches the name on their Canadian citizenship documentation The student will then receive an email prompting them to complete their details and upload their documents. Student Documentation required: The application will then be reviewed. The employer will upload supporting documents to finalize the SWPP Application. To do this, you will need to log into your business portal Employer Document Upload: Navigate to Outcome Campus Connect by going to “Job Postings” and selecting “My Outcome Campus Connect Postings” Employer Documents required: With this document upload, the Application will go through final review. TIP: An employer must provide an employee with a statement of earnings at the end of each pay period that shows all of the following: Following completion of your placement, you will be required to submit your final pay documents, and complete payment information (EFT form & invoice) to receive the subsidy. You will also be asked to complete the necessary feedback surveys. You will be notified of the wage subsidy amount that you have been approved for once invoices have been received and approved. It takes 45-60 days to receive payment.Student Work Placement Program
The Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our partnership in Magnet’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
STUDENT WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAM
OUTCOME CAMPUS CONNECT
Benefits include:
ELIGIBILITY
PLACEMENTS
Chamber Partnership Initiative
Follow these steps to complete your SWPP Application
Please first confirm that you meet the eligibility requirements as outlined on the page above.
Step by Step Video of SWPP Application
If you require any assistance, please reach out to the Lloydminster chamber for support. Contact us at info@lloydminsterchamber.com or call 780.875.9013.
Posting Your Job
Step By Step Video on Posting a Job
Please review Student Eligibility in the page above and ensure they meet qualifications.
If you require any assistance, please reach out to the Lloydminster chamber for support. Contact us at info@lloydminsterchamber.com or call 780.875.9013.