Entrepreneurship Work Integrated Learning (EWIL)

The Entrepreneurial Work-Integrated Learning (EWIL) program is designed to provide entrepreneurial minded Seneca students the opportunity and supports to develop a business related to their polytechnic education, while completing their academic WIL requirements. The EWIL provides supports to bridge the gap between idea, validation, and launch. Students will gain both practical and professional skills as they learn how to start and grow a startup during this 13-week structured synchronous and asynchronous EWIL program.

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