Co-operative Education
Notre Dame
What is your Pathway?
A Pathway is a choice, a
road to get from here to
there.
Sometimes the path is
easy, sometimes the path
is challenging.
KNOW about
the choices
that are
available to
you…
What are your PATHWAY options?
Work
Apprenticeship
College
University
No matter what path
you choose you will all
end up in the same
place…the world of
WORK!
The Challenge…
You need experience
to get a job…
you need a job
to get experience!
Test-drive a career in Co-op
With Co-op you get the
chance to see if your career
choice is really what you
want before choosing your
postsecondary destination.
Co-op will build your skills…
Work one-on-one with a
co-worker in a program
designed to meet your
interests, needs, and
strengths.
Get hands-on work experience…
Overcome the problem of “no job
without experience and no
experience without a job”.
Put real work experience on
your resume.
Real Stories …
“I felt I was treated like a
colleague, not a student, during
my co-op at the city’s fire
department. The knowledge I
gained was unlike anything I
have learned from a textbook.”
BRYAN P.
“My healthcare support
services co-op placement
gave me multiple
opportunities to experience
the hospital atmosphere
first-hand. It also allowed
me to make important
career decisions that will
impact the rest of my life.”
MIRANDA S.
Real Stories…
Types of Co-op Placements
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auto repair/mechanics
construction/trades
business services/ office support/ bank
hospital/doctor/dentist
retail sales/marketing
child care/elder care/animal care
teacher
beauty salon/hair and esthetics
law office
landscaping/horticulture
Many more…..
Register for OYAP through Co-op
Who is an Apprentice?
A Person who:
• is studying a skilled trade
• receives on the job training with
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a journeyperson
works towards a “license”
experiences 90% hands
earns money while learning
works in the trade for 2-4 years
Stereotypes
We all think we
“know” what a
construction
worker or plumber
looks like…
Censored
This is not true of most of the trades any
more!
Today’s plumbers must be:
•Articulate
•Friendly
•Skilled at what they do
•Good at math &
measurement
•Mature
Trades require focus and attention.
Without these, we can have some serious accidents.
I wash my hands
with dove…it’s ¼
moisturizing…
Some trades still involve a
little bit of getting your
hands dirty, this is true.
Trades are no longer male-only domains
Anything he
can do, I can
do too!
Trades are not just construction,
There are 4 different sectors:
• Construction
• Industrial
• Motive Power
• Service Sector
Did you know these are
considered skilled trades?
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Internet Help Desk
Network Cabling Specialist
Early Childhood Education
Baker
Education Assistant
Hairstylist
Pool, hot tub and spa installer
Arborist
Electronic Service Technician
Skilled Trades means variety there may be one for you!
What are the benefits of
Co-op and OYAP?
You earn credits while you work
You can explore your career choices
It’s a safe learning environment
You can apply classroom theory to
workplace experience
You can enhance your employability skills
And new this year…
Your New Co-op Advantage
You can now count up to
2 cooperative education credits
towards the 18 compulsory
credits needed for
a high school diploma.
Co-op grants you compulsory Credits:
2-credit:
• 1 credit is a Co-op
credit and it counts
towards a Group 1
compulsory
• 1 credit is a Co-op
credit and it may count
for either a Group 2 or
3 compulsory
4-credit:
• 1 credit is a GLN credit
and it counts towards
a Group 1 compulsory
• 3 credits are Co-op
credits and 2 of them
count towards a Group
2 and 3 compulsory
Co-op credits can count as one of
these compulsory credits:
Group 1: 1 additional credit in English, or a third language,
or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world
studies, or guidance and career education, or cooperative
education*
Group 2: 1 additional credit in health and physical education,
or the arts, or business studies, or cooperative education*
Group 3: 1 additional credit in science, or technological
education, or cooperative education*
To be eligible for Co-op or OYAP you
MUST…
• Be at least 16 years old
• Successfully complete 16 credits prior to the
start of Co-op
• Successfully complete the application
interview and the workplace interview
• Have good attendance and punctuality records
• Have a professional attitude and judgment &
behaviour
Cooperative Education Facts
What you need to know…
 Complete the Coop Application Form
 Successfully complete a Pre-course interview
 Fulfill 3 weeks of Pre-placement instruction
 Fulfill the expectations in your personalized placement
learning plan (PPLP) including the required hours of work
every day
 Complete all the required assessment and evaluation criteria
including a career showcase, logs and journals, and a final
culminating performance task
 Attend all of the regular in-school integration sessions every
second Monday for the entire semester
Application Process
1. Get a Co-op application form from Co
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op or Guidance office.
Select either 2 or 4 credit co-op
Obtain 2 teacher references
Submit the form with your course
selection/ registration form to guidance
Be successful in your co-op interview in
March (Sept. start) or Nov. (Feb. start)
What Co-op will look like
on your timetable
2-credit:
Period 1 Scheduled Class
Period 2 Scheduled Class
Period 3 Coop
Period 4 Coop
4-credit:
Period 1
Coop
Period 2
Coop
Period 3
Coop
Period 4
Coop
• 3 weeks in school pre-placement • 3 weeks in school pre-placement
• Integration class every 2nd
• Integration class every 2nd
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Monday for the semester
3.5 hour work day
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Monday for the semester
7.5 hour work day
This is why YOU should take Coop…
You are a hands-on learner!
You get bored sitting in a classroom!
You are high energy and like
dealing with people!
You want to get a great job one day!
The Road to Success
begins with
Y O U!
Join Co-op at Notre
Dame