Cooperative Education is a credit course designed to meet the needs of the students in this ever-changing world. The two central purposes of Cooperative Education are:
1) to assist students bound for post secondary education and/or the workplace to make informed decisions, and
2) to acquire relevant knowledge and skills.
In this way, transitions from school to work and/or further education are made more successfully.
Cooperative Education is a method of learning which involves the school, the student and a community placement supervisor in a relationship where each shares responsibility for the student’s learning experience. Students earn a high school credit by combining an in school academic component and a 80 hour community placement. Cooperative Education consists of three components:
1) Pre-placement and orientation
(approximately one month, at the beginning of the
semester)
2) Community placement
(80 hours throughout the semester)
3) Reflective learning experience
(one class weekly throughout the semester)
Students may obtain more than one credit in Co-operative Education. Co-operative Education is open to all students whether they are proceeding to University, Community College or work. Students who have a specific occupational interest, regardless of their future career path, will benefit greatly from the experience.
By combining Co-operative Education with occupational related courses, the student can better prepare for work and/or enrollment in university, Community College or Apprenticeship Training.
NOTE: Co-op Education hours in a specific trade can be credited towards Youth Apprenticeship hours once a student is registered as a Youth Apprenticeship in that trade. There are also opportunities for summer Co-op courses through the Building Futures for Youth (BFY) program, Test Drive, and Serve It Up, which offers a paid Co-op placement and up to 3 Co-op credits.
1) to assist students bound for post secondary education and/or the workplace to make informed decisions, and
2) to acquire relevant knowledge and skills.
In this way, transitions from school to work and/or further education are made more successfully.
Cooperative Education is a method of learning which involves the school, the student and a community placement supervisor in a relationship where each shares responsibility for the student’s learning experience. Students earn a high school credit by combining an in school academic component and a 80 hour community placement. Cooperative Education consists of three components:
1) Pre-placement and orientation
(approximately one month, at the beginning of the
semester)
2) Community placement
(80 hours throughout the semester)
3) Reflective learning experience
(one class weekly throughout the semester)
Students may obtain more than one credit in Co-operative Education. Co-operative Education is open to all students whether they are proceeding to University, Community College or work. Students who have a specific occupational interest, regardless of their future career path, will benefit greatly from the experience.
By combining Co-operative Education with occupational related courses, the student can better prepare for work and/or enrollment in university, Community College or Apprenticeship Training.
NOTE: Co-op Education hours in a specific trade can be credited towards Youth Apprenticeship hours once a student is registered as a Youth Apprenticeship in that trade. There are also opportunities for summer Co-op courses through the Building Futures for Youth (BFY) program, Test Drive, and Serve It Up, which offers a paid Co-op placement and up to 3 Co-op credits.