Fact Sheet

Horizontal Audit of Student Hiring under the Federal Student Work Experience Program

Context

Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) is the largest student program offering work opportunities in the federal public service to thousands of students across the country.

The PSC undertook the Horizontal Audit of Student Hiring under the FSWEP to determine if student hires were compliant with key requirements and to better understand practices and challenges related to the use of the program. The audit team reviewed a sample of 202 student hires, made between April 1st 2018 and March 31st 2019, in 14 organizations and conducted interviews with organizational representatives.

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