COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
Find out what your dream career is really like
before you graduate from High School! Explore a career by performing the actual
work in a real workplace environment. Cooperative Education is an
individualized and unique program in which students gain professional
experience in a career and earn school credits at the same
time. Universities, Colleges, Apprenticeships and Employers are looking
for young people with experience beyond their High School Diploma and courses.
A Co-op experience gives you the competitive edge over all other applicants!
Cooperative Education/Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
Co-op and OYAP are educational programs
that combine classroom learning with practical experience in a workplace
setting. They enable students to acquire actual career skills, earn 2, 3 or 4
credits, and to include the experience on resumes and post-secondary
applications. Grade 11 and 12 students, pursuing any pathway and post-secondary
destination (University, College, Apprenticeship, or Workplace), may apply for
a Co-op program based on career interest, completion of the Co-op Application,
interview with a Co-op teacher and a scheduled or completed relevant senior
level in-school course.
A Co-op course may also include other
school or board-wide program opportunities such as: Accelerated OYAP, College
Dual Credit courses, High Performance Athlete Program and Specialist High
Skills Majors. Participation in these programs is also dependent on a completed
application and an interview:
Accelerated OYAP
-specialized program in which a student
earns high school credits, registers as an apprentice, completes part or all of
their Level One apprenticeship schooling in a specific trade at a community
college, and earns hours/demonstrates competencies towards apprenticeship (only
available in semester 2)
College Dual Credit Courses
-students attend college or apprenticeship
courses that count towards both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and
a postsecondary certificate, diploma, or degree, or an apprenticeship
certification
High Performance Athlete Program
-a specialized, board-wide cooperative
education program, for students who are competing in a sport at the provincial,
national and international level, allowing them to train and compete and earn a
co-op credit at the same time
Specialist High Skills Major: Business
-a specialised program which provides
students with a range of customized, career-focused learning opportunities,
including a two credit co-op program in a business sector environment
Specialist High Skills Major: Construction
-a specialised program which provides
students with a range of customized, career-focused learning opportunities,
including a minimum two credit co-op program in a construction/engineering
environment
Specialist High Skills Major: Health and
Wellness
-a specialised program which provides
students with a range of customized, career-focused learning opportunities,
including a two credit co-op program in a health & wellness environment
Admission Requirements—to be accepted into
any Co-op/OYAP program, students must:
·
be
16 years of age at the start of their placement,
·
have
earned 16 credits,
·
speak
to a co-op teacher about their interest in applying,
·
complete,
print and submit the application package, found online at: http://bit.ly/NHSApplicationCoop
·
participate
in an interview with a co-op teacher, and
·
have
an appropriate senior level in-school course
To apply to an SHSM, complete the application package found at: bit.ly/YRDSBSHSMapp