Coop

Cooperative Education and Experiential Learning

Cooperative Education (Coop) is a 2 or 4 credit workplace course. It is a great course for all students regardless of their pathway.  If you are interested in a specific career or just want a workplace experience this is a good course for you.  If you are reliable/punctual, keen to learn, listen and observe, coop will give you this opportunity.  Coop allows students to learn by giving them job training or opportunities to gain insights to a career of their choice.   To be successful, students must be motivated, mature, be able to take instruction from an employer, have confidence in themselves and travel outside of school to a workplace.  Students will gain transferable essential skills and a better understanding about employment choices for their future.   For students pursing a university pathway, grade 11 is a good year to plan to take coop and for students pursuing college or apprenticeship, grade 12 will be a better time to enrol. Anything is possible.

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 Coop courses are compulsory as part of a SHSM diploma.   This course allows for the opportunity to work in the community to develop skills and workplace habits required for a successful pathway of employment.  Placement options can be paid or unpaid and there is a summer school coop for students who can not take it during the school year.

 

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 Coop allows students to participate in specialised TDSB placements such as Accelerated OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program) and Dual Credits (earn a college credit and high school credit).