What is Cooperative Education (Co-op)?

The Cooperative Education program is a unique learning opportunity for secondary school students that extends classroom learning into business, industry and the community. The opportunity to experience the workplace helps students discover their options and gather the information they need to make informed decisions about their post secondary futures and beyond.

Download Link: Cooperative Education (Co-op) Fact Sheet

Why get involved?

• discover the variety of options available to you in the world of work
• enhance your post secondary application
• develop employability skills, leadership skills and an entrepreneurial attitude
• explore personal interests, abilities and values

What can I do to prepare?

• plan your secondary school courses for Grades 9/10/11/12 carefully by including Cooperative Education
• speak to the Coop teacher(s) and students who have taken the program at your school about the many opportunities in the Coop Program
• visit your Guidance Department to get more information and fill out a Request for Information Form

How can I get more information?

Visit your School Guidance Counsellor. Your Guidance Counsellor will provide information about:

• School to Career Programs.
• Parent-Student School to Career Information Evenings.
• Visits to School to Career Programs "in action".
• The School to Career Program application process.

What do I select on my option sheet?

See your School Guidance Counsellor.

School to Career Program Contact Information:

See your School to Career Guidance Counsellor.