Teachers
What is
Co-op? Cooperative
Education (Co-op) is a provincial-wide secondary school program that integrates
classroom theory with practical experience at the workplace. The program
is based on a partnership between a school and a business or community
organization that allows students to complete classes, and also to be at work
3-6 hours per day, 5 days a week throughout the semester (five-month
period). With this non-paid work experience, students are able to
earn high school credits and to develop the knowledge, skills and
attitudes necessary for future success.
Student Benefits:
- Promotes understanding of career possibilities and skill requirements.
- Develops multitude of employability skills like problem solving and communication skills.
- Builds a network of potential future employers and a source of references.
- Allows students to gain substantial experiences to enhance supplementary applications for post-secondary programs (ie. apprenticeships, university, college or other certifications
Employer Benefits:
- Utilizes the magnitude
of technological and creative skillset of our youth within your company.
- Develops a work force
of young people who have employment skills and on-the-job experience.
- Provides the
opportunity to build the future employee talent pool and your business
connections.
- Increases the
knowledge, employability and skill levels of youth.
- Enhances employee
morale. Employees who work with students gain new skills, both supervisory and interpersonal. They
also enjoy the benefit of youthful enthusiasm.
Community
Benefits:
- Promotes awareness of businesses
and job opportunities within our community.
- Can increase youth
employment rates because students are motivated to stay in school when they could
gain more clarity of future career options.
- When employers team up
with schools, the exchange of information and expertise helps enhance the school
curriculum and integrates classroom and workplace learning.
Workplace
Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) is entirely covered by the Ministry of Education and Training.
If students are interested in joining co-op, they must complete an application for co-op and attend an interview with a co-op teacher.
Community Businesses/Organizations interested in hosting a co-op student?
If you are interested in hosting a co-op student, please complete this form and a co-op teacher will contact you for further information.
Contact Us for more information, or to start our valuable community partnership! Thank you!
Ms. Jennifer Black
Subject Head of Community Based
Education
Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School
90 Bur Oak Ave., Markham, ON. L6C 2E6
Office: (905) 887-2216 x 370
Email: jennifer.black@yrdsb.ca