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This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary destinations as they investigate specific postsecondary options based on their skills, interests, and personal characteristics. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of the workplace and examine factors that affect success, while refining their job-search and employability skills. Students will develop their portfolios with a focus on their targeted destination and develop an action plan for future success.
Designing Your Future, Grade 11, Open
Co-op
What is Co-op?
Co-operative education involves partnership between education and business, industry, the trades and professional organizations with the purpose of extending learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom.
As one of several experiential learning programs available to students, co-operative education offers students an opportunity to earn high school credits through a course that integrates classroom theory with learning experiences in a workplace. Students apply and further develop skills related to a high school course and career area of choice.
Why consider Co-op?
By participating in co-operative education, students develop their skills, interests and professional connections while still in high school creating a personal career plan based on realistic, practical information.
Students learn about themselves, the expectations of the world of work and the realities of a profession while developing the work habits, attitudes and job skills necessary for a successful transition from secondary school to post-secondary education or the workplace.
Benefits
An opportunity to earn academic credits while exploring career and education choices
Earn credits towards your diploma
Make more informed education and career planning choices
Gain a competitive edge in more constrained economic times
Move more confidently into post-secondary education or the world of work
Gain valuable related experience as required for some post secondary programs
Choose OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program) as part of a skilled trade and have
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities pay for your tuition for a registered apprenticeship.
How does it Work?
Co-op placements are available in a broad range of sectors including:
Health and Life Sciences
Business,
Media
Performing and Visual Arts
Social and Community Services
Skilled Trades
Hospitality,
Child Education
Culinary Arts
Computer Engineering
and more…
Placements are located and assessed by the Co-op teacher.
All placements are screened for providing real work experience in a safe learning environment free from discrimination and harassment, following safe practices and providing supervised learning experiences.
Students are regularly monitored by their co-op teacher and have a Personalized Placement Learning Plan developed by all parties: teacher, supervisor and student.
More information is available in the TDSB Experiential learning Guide for Students & Parents brochure, available through Student Services or the Co-operative Education Program Office
