Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
Upper Grand District School Board
Course Outline
Department: Co-operative Education
Course Title: Co-operative Education
Course Type: Open
Grade: 11-12
Course Code: FTECO
Credit Value: 2 credits
Department Head: Dawn Nicholson
Teachers: D. Nicholson, C. McCusker, B. Cluff
Teacher email: dawn.nicholson@ugdsb.on.ca
Date of Development: October 13, 2015
Curriculum Document:
https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricu
l/secondary/coop/cooped.pdf
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites:
None
Course Description:
Co-operative education is experiential learning that integrates classroom theory with
experiences at the work site. This form of education assists students in making career
decisions as well as in developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential in today’s society.
The subject specific co-op course is based on a “related” course in which the student is
enrolled or which he/she has successfully completed. Co-operative education includes a
classroom component, comprising pre-placement and integration activities and a placement
component.
Term Work (70% of the final mark)
Unit Title, Big Ideas, and Unit Culminating Tasks
Pre-Placement/Integration (40%)
 Understand and participate in the job search process (resumes, cover letters, interview
skills) – Job Readiness Assignment
 Understand how to work safely – Health & Safety Assignment
 Reflect on work experiences to help transition from high school to job and career –
Reflections (oral or written)
 Share the coop experience with the school community and provide information about
pathways to that career – Co-op Career Fair
Job Performance (30%)
 Meet challenging work/school responsibilities and learn by doing
 Performance appraisals by the employer/monitoring visits by the teacher
Culminating Tasks/Exams (30% or the final mark)
Course Culminating Task/Exams and Description
Job Skills Demonstration (15%) – the Job Skills Demo is a demonstration of skills and
knowledge that a student delivers at their placement. This is a chance for students to show
their teacher a skill or knowledge that have learned at their placement.
Exit Interview (15%) – the Exit Interview is an oral reflection with your teacher and a chance to
reflect on what a student has learned from their placement, the impact this experience had
had on them and their plans for the future.
Based on the range of students’ learning needs, a selection from the strategies listed below may be
utilized. Refer to list of teaching and assessment strategies.
Teaching Strategies:
Differentiated instruction – each co-op placement is unique and therefore instruction is tailored
to each student’s needs.
Blended e-learning – the course uses the tools of an e-learning website to teach and support
learning in face-to-face classes. Technology is used extensively to facilitate the coursework
and recording placement work hours.
Assessment and evaluation strategies:
Formative assessment – students regularly receive feedback on both their performance at
work and their performance in course work, allowing them to progress and improve.
Summative assessment – students complete a range of assessments, from a formal
performance appraisal to written or oral reflections, presentations, and the completion of job
search documents.
Textbooks/Learning Resource Materials
E-learning website
Fees for Learning Materials/Activities
Learning Materials/Activities
Transportation to placement
Required personal protective equipment
(PPE) eg. Workboots
Cost
Student responsibility - variable
Student responsibility - variable
Please refer to the GCVI Student Handbook for our school policies on:
● academic integrity
● late and missed assignments