{"id":27,"date":"2018-11-16T16:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:06:56","slug":"cooperative-education-co-op","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/cooperative-education-co-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is Co-op?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperative Education, or Co-op, can be a fabulous and valuable part of your high school education. In the Co-op program, you work on the job for a WRDSB-approved employer. Co-op placements take place during school hours and you can earn credits towards your high school diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-op placements are available in many different sectors, from business to tech to the skilled trades. Beside the placement, Co-op classes include in-class sessions that cover topics such as resume writing, safety and what to expect in a workplace. All of it works together to prepare you for your future career!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why Take Co-op?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better way to develop the essential skills and habits required in\u00a0the\u00a0workplace. Co-op placements provide you the opportunity to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gain practical work experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore your interest in a particular job and\/or a sector of the economy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover strengths and skills you never you had<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn to be an active member of a workplace team<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop the employment skills necessary for success in whatever workplace you choose\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add experience, certifications and skills to your resume<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop a network of contacts that may help you in getting a job or a reference<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Program Specific Placements<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperative Education meets requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. There are some Pathway programs that have specific requirements or features:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students in skilled trade Co-op placements participate in the <strong>Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OYAP students can potentially start an apprenticeship through their Co-op placement and give them a head start on the path to earning certification in one of more than 140 skilled trades in Ontario.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students in a <strong>Specialist High School Major (SHSM)<\/strong> program take a minimum of two credits in a specific economic sector. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These placements allow you to focus on the knowledge and skills that are relevant in that sector, and to obtain certifications recognized in those sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WRDSB also offers a number of Summer Co-op placements in July, providing greater flexibility for students trying to balance competing obligations during the school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Want to Learn More?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your Guidance Counsellor or talk to a Co-op teacher at your school to learn more about how Co-op can prepare you for <\/span><b><i>your<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> career.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Co-op? Cooperative Education, or Co-op, can be a fabulous and valuable part of your high school education. In the Co-op program, you work on the job for a WRDSB-approved employer. Co-op placements take place during school hours and you can earn credits towards your high school diploma. Co-op placements are available in many [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/cooperative-education-co-op\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Cooperative Education<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7577,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[19,20],"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-co-op","tag-co-op","tag-coop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/pathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}