Co-operative education was formally introduced to B.C. in the mid-1970s.
Placements province-wide doubled each year between 1980 and 1985, again between 1985 and 1988, and again between 1988 and 1991.
The provincial government, through the Co-operative Education Fund of B.C. Advisory Committee, now spends $3.6 million annually on co-operative education.
For every dollar spent by the province to fund co-op programs, employers spend an average of $16 on wages.