Experience Overview: This experience enables learners to apply organizational consulting and change management principles to real-world business challenges. Students will work in teams to analyze organizational issues, develop actionable solutions, and present recommendations to employers. Through this project, businesses gain fresh insights into their change management strategies, while learners develop hands-on consulting experience. Learner Capabilities: Conduct organizational assessments to identify change needs. Apply consulting frameworks to real-world business problems. Develop strategic change initiatives and recommend solutions. Communicate findings effectively through professional reports and presentations. Apply ethical decision-making in organizational change contexts. Utilize data-driven approaches to analyze and implement change strategies.

In today's work environment, a balance of work and personal wellness is critical from both the personal and organizational perspective. The Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellness (OHSW) graduate program provides a focused body of knowledge and skills for individuals interested in developing and building their knowledge and skills in occupational health, safety, and wellness. In teams of 4-5, students from Conestoga College will connect with your organization with the purpose of performing a Health and Safety related consulting assignment or primary research project. The scope and nature of the project can vary widely but it should be related to the highest level critical thinking outcomes listed in the student's course outlines (critical analysis, assess pros and cons, develop a new program or process).

A group of students will review the business challenges faced by an industry partner or a company regarding their product/service/platform profitability and growth. Students will research to understand the business challenges in greater detail. They will put together a plan to revive the product/service/platform to profitability over 12-18-24 months. Students will use tools they learnt in the course, identify KPIs to measure success and develop a timeline for this execution that they will share with the industry partner or company for their review and use. The team that creates the most applicable solution may have an opportunity to support the execution as an intern for the company. Teams will be allowed to bounce off their initial thoughts and ideas and ask questions to better understand the business challenge at pre-determined intervals.

Looking to scale-up organization key performance deliverables, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from  Conestoga College  to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. This course incorporates skills for effective project proposal writing, including diagnosis, analysis, findings and recommendations thereby creating and producing effective client presentations. Students in this program/course will learn how to effectively guide clients and stakeholders through the end to end consulting process.