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Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education. Do. Experience. Learn. Cooperative ‘Ed’. Agenda…. Cooperative Ed Goals Cooperative Ed Team Cooperative Ed Benefits Cooperative Ed Candidates Cooperative Ed Partners Q+A. Cooperative Ed Goals….

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Cooperative Education

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  1. Cooperative Education Do. Experience. Learn.

  2. Cooperative ‘Ed’ Agenda… • Cooperative Ed Goals • Cooperative Ed Team • Cooperative Ed Benefits • Cooperative Ed Candidates • Cooperative Ed Partners • Q+A

  3. Cooperative Ed Goals… Co-operative Education provides students with opportunities to gain the experience required to make wise career decisions, develop employability skills, earn secondary school credits and to integrate experiences with academic study.

  4. Cooperative Ed Team… • Student & Parents • Teacher • Employer • School Community(faculty ~ student services & GLC2O teachers, staff, student peers) • Board

  5. Cooperative Ed Team…2 Do. Experience. Learn. New Skills + Knowledge (Employer + Teacher) Existing Skills + Knowledge (Candidate) Reflection + Revelation (Candidate) Mentoring + Monitoring (Employer + Teacher) Theory+Skills+Practice+Reflection=Learning

  6. Cooperative Ed Benefits… Student • Bridge the gap between school and the world of work; explore occupation and job choices; provide references for future employment • Receive on-the-job training • Develop attitudes & skills necessary to work successfully in school & on the job (self-confidence, teamwork, independence) • Become more aware of the demands and responsibilities of employment • An alternative method of earning credits for students who have trouble in the school environment; may lead to OYAP entry (apprenticeship)

  7. Cooperative Ed Benefits…2 Employer & Community • Preview potential future employees; develop supervisory skills in existing employees • Provide input to school curriculum; Participate in the education of young people • Enhance public image of the employer • Provide better trained young people & more responsiblecitizens; Develop a better student attitude towards the community • Use community resources more effectively • Improve communication between school and community

  8. Cooperative Ed Benefits…3 School • Use modern equipment available in the community • Assist students in making informed career choices • Integrate business attitudes & expectations into the school curriculum • Provide relevant, practical experiences which complement theories and practices taught in school

  9. Cooperative Ed Candidates… • Must have 16 credits (including Careers/Civics); Grade 11/12 course codes • Choose ½ day (2 credits) or full day (4 credits); Co-op is ‘tied’ to an in-school credit (Shop, Biology, Engineering, Hospitality…) • Work regular business hours (i.e.. 7:30 am – 5:00 pm ~ shift work as required) • Must participate in In-Class sessions throughout semester to consolidate learning • Are evaluated by Employer/Teacher team • Are not paid; are covered for WSIB premiums by the Ministry of Education

  10. Cooperative Ed Partners… • Professional • education, legal, financial, medical, management • Industrial • manufacturing, trades, labour • Other • tourism, retail/wholesale, creative, IT

  11. Q&A

  12. Thanks…for cooperating!

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