PCVS Co-operative Education
If you are interested, visit the Co-op office (Room 206) and talk to Ms. Martherus, Ms. Cameron or Mr. Deline. You will be asked to fill out an application form. They will interview you to determine what job placement you would be interested in.
Cooperative Education is a unique learning opportunity which integrates classroom learning with practical experience in the workplace and is valuable for all students, whether they plan to go to work, college or university after secondary school. Students taking co-operative education obtain credits through supervised work placement experiences.
* Earn credits toward High School graduation
* Learn from experts
* Investigate career choices
* Gain valuable work references while receiving practical experience
Cooperative Education is a unique learning opportunity which integrates classroom learning with practical experience in the workplace and is valuable for all students, whether they plan to go to work, college or university after secondary school. Students taking co-operative education obtain credits through supervised work placement experiences.
Once a student enters the co-op program, the co-op teacher and the student determine a suitable placement from the many co-op placements available. An interview would be arranged with the potential co-op employer. If the student is accepted by the employer, the company designates an employee to supervise the learning at the placement.
A Personalized Placement Learning Plan (PPLP) is developed by the teacher, student and the workplace supervisor. This helps to link learning opportunities at the placement with a student's academic studies, personal goals and abilities. A co-op teacher monitors the student's progress at the workplace on a regular basis to assess student progress. A typical placement would be for a morning or afternoon for an entire semester. A student would then earn 2 credits upon the successful completion of the program.
As part of the co-op program, the co-op student also attends in-school classes ('pre-employment sessions' before starting at the placement and 'integration sessions' throughout the semester). These classes teach a variety of employability skills and workplace awareness skills as well as integrate the student’s out-of-school learning with a pre-requisite course.
Co-op employers do not pay students for their work. Students earn credits.
| 
KPR Home
|
