International Engineering & Management Program
Trans-Atlantic Co-op Human Resources Starter Kit
From registration and recruiting to onbarding and oversight, the Nordakademie Human Resources Starter Kit will help streamline your partnership into our dynamic and collaborative program.
Track Your Journey
Follow these steps for registering your company, recruiting qualified candidates, training and onboarding and oversight and sustainment.
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STEP 1: Register to become a partner company
- Appoint a Co-op Focal
- Set up an initial meeting with College of Charleston and Nordakademie consultants to discuss program implementation and support, sign contracts and confirm participants.
- Garth Cook (United States) - cookgo@charleston.edu
- Nordakademie representative (Germany) – co-op@nordakademie.de
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STEP 2: Recruit and hire qualified candidates
- Advertise the trans-Atlantic co-op by recruiting internal employees, technical college graduates or qualified College of Charleston sophomores.
- Include contact information for Co-op Focal in posting. Interested students will contact Co-op Focal to apply.
- Review applicants.
- Interested students will take an online selection test through Nordakademie.
- Partner companies will be able to review results before selecting applicants.
- Hire candidates.
- Sign the student-company contract.
- Enroll participants for an October 2025 start date.
- Advertise the trans-Atlantic co-op by recruiting internal employees, technical college graduates or qualified College of Charleston sophomores.
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STEP 3: Participant onboarding
Create an on-site interdepartmental training and onboarding plan for co-op duration.
Sample Interdepartmental Training Play for Year 1
- October – December (13 weeks) | Partner Company Employes Student
Sample work includes production, technical engineering, accounting, controlling, and/or laboratory tasks. - January – March (10 weeks) | Student Studies at College of Charleston
First-semester curriculum - April – June (10 weeks) | Student Studies at College of Charleston
Second semester curriculum - July – September (13 weeks) | Partner Company Employes Student
Sample work includes purchasing, HR, production, technical engineering
- October – December (13 weeks) | Partner Company Employes Student
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STEP 4: Program oversight and sustainment
Attend (virtual) quarterly industry review meetings with partner companies, College of Charleston and Nordakademie to discuss program implementation and best practices.
Contracts
View the sample contracts:
- University Contract
- Student-Company Contract