Business Programs Field Placement FAQs

The following documents are required for field placements in the Business program. All forms can be found in the DC Connect Pre-Placement Paperwork module.

• Application Form
• Remote Work Health and Safety Pre-Placement Checklist (for remote and hybrid placements only)
• Four Online Health & Safety Training Modules:
  • Worker Health & Safety Awareness in 4 Steps
  • WHMIS
  • AODA
  • Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention

Note:
If the student is attending a placement in a hospital setting, a Criminal Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen and an Entry Immunization Form are required. These must be provided and approved during the paperwork submission timeline.

Accounting Field Placement – 160 hours

• In-person, remote, and hybrid format options are available. These options require pre-placement documentation, which must be submitted by the term’s specified deadlines.
• Remote placements can be secured with agencies located anywhere in Canada, provided the agency supports this format and meets the learning objectives and supervision requirements of the placement.

Human Resources Diploma Field Placement – 208 hours

• In-person, remote, and hybrid format options are available. These options require pre-placement documentation, which must be submitted by the term’s specified deadlines.
• Remote placements can be secured with agencies located anywhere in Canada, provided the agency supports this format and meets the learning objectives and supervision requirements of the placement.

Human Resources Graduate Certificate Field Placement – 160 hours

Option 1: In-person, remote, and hybrid format options are available.

• These options require pre-placement documentation, which must be submitted by the term’s specified deadlines.
• Remote placements can be secured with agencies located anywhere in Canada, provided the agency supports this format and meets the learning objectives and supervision requirements of the placement.

Option 2: HR Capstone Project (HCAP 6250)

• This course is an alternative to the field placement. Students may register and pay for this class online. No pre-placement documentation is required.

Students in all placement programs will receive permission to register (via email from the placement officer) only after all required documentation has been reviewed and approved by both PPL and Synergy Gateway. If applicable, final grades from prerequisite courses in the previous semester must also be posted.

Please note that this process takes time, and your patience is appreciated. Grades are typically not available until the week preceding the start date of the following term.

• Accounting Field Placement: 160 hours
• Human Resources Diploma Field Placement: 208 hours
• Human Resources Graduate Certificate Field Placement: 160 hours

Students must complete all required hours and submit their final evaluation on or before the published course end date. Failure to do so will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the field placement course.

Yes. Students in business programs are required to research and secure a suitable placement agency. Placement details must be submitted to the Placement Officer using the application form available in the DC Connect Pre-Placement Paperwork module.

Yes, students can complete placements in other provinces. Students must research their chosen agency to ensure that placement objectives, learning outcomes, and supervision requirements can be fully met.