Cooperative Education (Co-op)
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Cooperative education -- or co-op -- is a credit course during which students learn through workplace and classroom experiences. In co-op, students relate what they have learned in a school subject by applying it in the workplace. For example, students can apply what they have learned in science class while working in a veterinary clinic. Co-op helps them "try out" an occupation to make sure it is really what they want to do after high school! |
| How students can participate: Students can apply to take cooperative education when they are choosing their high school courses at option time. They will need to complete an application and interview process before being accepted. Before starting in a co-op placement, students will attend "pre-placement" classes in school to prepare them for the workplace, and then throughout the course they will come back regularly for more scheduled classes. There is no limit to the number of co-op credits students can take in secondary school, so they can try out more than one occupation while still in high school! |
| Plus up to two Cooperative Education credits can now count towards students' 18 compulsory credits! To apply for a cooperative education program in your secondary or adult day school, please visit your school's co-op or guidance office. |
| General Resources:
To review the Ministry curriculum, please use this link: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/curriculum.html |
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