Cooperative Education

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About Co-op

Cooperative Education is a program that allows students to earn secondary school credits while completing a work placement in the community. This is typically a 2 credit package and takes the place of 2 courses when selecting co-op in My Blue Print. There are many different experiential learning opportunities which can be learned about through the school boards experiential learning website.

• Every student in Co-op must have a Co-op Learning Plan (CLP), which allows the student to have input regarding their learning goals and connect them to the workplace and the curriculum. It also encourages self assessment and reflection to ensure the students have a voice and an area to demonstrate their growth throughout the semester.
• The Cooperative Education course consists of a classroom component and a placement component. The classroom component includes  pre-placement instruction, which prepares students for the workplace and includes instruction in areas of key importance such as health and safety, confidentiality, and the Employment Standards Act. Classroom sessions held at various times during and after the placement provide opportunities for students to reflect on and reinforce learning in the workplace.
• Placements are arranged for students by their school and follow Ministry of Education Policy and Procedures.
• Students will be working in the community starting approximately one month into the semester and will continue to work at their placement until the end of the semester for about 3 hours a day from Monday – Friday during their regular class time.
• Access to a Cooperative Education Program is based on student readiness and program availability and requires an application package and a readiness interview.

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