Why hire our Master of Information practicum students?  

The Faculty of Information’s talented Master of Information (MI) students come from a wide range of backgrounds and have diverse skill sets. With their experience and expertise in the information professions, they are ready to hit the ground running.

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Students who participate in practicum come from all the Master of Information concentrations:

ARM: Archives and Records Management

The Archives and Records Management (ARM) concentration explores the multiple perspectives that inform documentary practices in different environments and over time.

C&T: Culture and Technology

The Culture and Technology (C&T) concentration examines how society, culture, and understanding of the human condition influence, and are influenced by, technological development. It provides students with the resources needed to understand, integrate, assess, and deploy multi-methodological arguments, in order to develop powerful, balanced, and integrated positions.

CIPS: Critical Information Policy Studies

The Critical Information Policy Studies concentration educates a new type of professional specifically trained in critical approaches to the study of information in all its manifestations.

HCDS: Human Centered Data Science

The Human Centred Data Science (HCDS) concentration provides students with the skills and knowledge to deal with complex, large-scale data sets and information systems while integrating a human-centred and societal focus throughout.

ISD: Information Systems & Design

The Information Systems and Design (ISD) concentration examines how to analyze, design and implement the diverse array of systems used to manage all kinds of information in businesses and complex organizations, including “Big Data” applications. It also emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving and collaborative decision making.


KMIM: Knowledge Management & Information Management

The Knowledge Management and Information Mangement (KMIM) concentration explores the access, organization, processing, utilization, and monitoring of information shared within a corporation or community.

LIS: Library & Information Science

The Library and Information Sciences (LIS) concentration educates students in accessing, analyzing, organizing, evaluating, preserving, researching and presenting information found in all types of formats. Today’s librarians are no longer solely concerned with books, but rather with managing digital data and various new modes of information.

UXD: User Experience Design

The User Experience Design (UXD) concentration provides students with the necessary core knowledge and skills to become marketable UX designers. It recognizes the demand for professionals who can envision, design and evaluate outstanding user experiences for digital products.

Employers can partner with the Faculty of Information to offer students the opportunity to work on focused projects where they can apply their information skills and gain experience. Practicum partners can hire one or more students depending on the needs of the project.

Sample roles MI Practicum students have successfully completed:

  • Archive & Art & Design Librarian
  • Business Analyst
  • Digital Data Optimization and Impact Analysis Intern
  • Film Files Cataloguing Assistant 
  • Mobile App Designer
  • Information Sector Researcher & Taxonomist
  • Map and Data Library Asset Inventory and Content Audit
  • Programming Intern 
  • Public Safety Information Management and Data Governance Analyst
  • Special Collections Cataloguing Assistant
  • UX Design Engineer

Time, Duration and Selection Process

Each student is required to complete a 105-hour practicum . Students are available for practicum placements during the Winter term which runs from January to April.

Employers submit MI Practicum Winter 2026 Job Posting directly on our recruitment platform Symplicity Submit Your Job Posting no later than October 31, 2025.

Students will be applying for the MI Practicum opportunities as the positions become available.

Employers will be able to conduct interviews directly with all applicants and hire the successful candidate(s) no later than November 30th, 2025.

Job Posting Requirements

105-hours of paid or unpaid practicum between January 2026 – April 2026

Clearly outline the duties and responsibilities of the student 

Indicate the required skills and desired outcomes/expectations for the student

Outline scheduling options – whether negotiable or set

Please note that the assigned supervisor must be a professional in their field (have the capacity to supervise, give feedback and support the student during the practicum)

Compensation

MI students are available for both paid and unpaid practicum placement

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The Faculty of Information encourages all its employer partners to create an account on Symplicity, our career services management platform. Developed especially for students and their employers, Symplicity allows you to post your opportunities directly and facilitates an efficient and engaging recruitment cycle.

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Tips for creating an account

  1. Click on Create an Account (above) and then click on the “Sign Up” button. (You may want to bookmark this page)
  2. Find your organization and enter your contact information
  3. If your organization is NOT listed, fill in the full name of your organization and complete your account information
  4. Once your account has been approved, you will be notified within three business days. You will then be able to access your account, post your position and view applications

Tips for posting your opportunities

  1. Log in and click “Create Job Posting” from the Shortcuts menu of the home page
  2. On the posting page, under Work Term, select the appropriate work term and then select ‘MI PRACTICUM” for the Position Type
  3. Complete the form and click “Submit”

Required documents for paid practicum

Students on placements who are receiving wages from their placement employers are considered to be on paid placements and should be treated as any other worker employed by the placement employer. Students should have employee contracts with their employers and the responsibilities of the employer and the student should be clearly defined.

Required Documents for Unpaid Practicum

For any UNPAID practicum placements, employers are required to complete 2 documents:  

  • Letter to Placement Employers
  • Student Placement Agreements 

These agreements are required to be completed in advance of the practicum placement

If you would like to review these agreements in advance, please get in touch with our team at careers.ischool@utoronto.ca and we would be happy to send them both directly.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Once you’ve submitted a job posting on Symplicity, our employer engagement team will review and approve the posting and reach out should there be follow-up questions. Once the position is approved, students will be able to view and apply directly to the postings of their interest.

Yes, once you’ve received applications, you are free to interview, select and hire the successful candidate(s).

The MI Practicum students can only work 105 hours. If you have a job that requires more than 105 hours, we recommend that you hire more than 1 student. This can be done in two ways: you can either indicate more than 1 opening in the job posting or you can create a separate job posting entirely.

Once an offer has been made and the student has accepted, the student will notify the careers team. Our employer engagement team will reach out to the employer for next steps.

The student and supervisor will work together to create a work plan outlining the schedule. Please note that during the MI Practicum course, our students are also taking other courses during the semester (January-April).  We recommend setting standing meeting times (weekly) with the students to ensure ongoing communication and touchpoints.  

Classes for the Winter 2026 semester begin on January 5 and supervisors can start working with their students as early as January 12, 2026.

Need more information?

Asad Shaheer

Integrated Experiential Learning Coordinator

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