Co-op Information SessionJanuary 2018 ☺

Co-op for all!

� “Every student should have a co-op learning experience, where it is appropriate.” Ontario’s Minister of Education

� A perfect fit for your pathway regardless of your next steps

• College (YES) - Workplace (YES)

• Skilled Trades (YES) - University (YES)

The ‘BIG PUSH’ for Co-op

� Reconfigured diploma requirements

• Can now count up to two co-op credits as compulsory credits

� Why? No other type of course delivery has a higher ‘credit accumulation rate’

• Co-op students almost always get their credits!

Benefits of Co-op

� Prepares you for your future

� Allows you to make better decisions

• can I see myself doing this?

� Gives you valuable work experience

� Provides you with ‘hands-on’learning using industry-standard equipment

� Part-time/summer job offers possible

� Reference letters

Some Placement Examples

� Technology-related

� Business-related

Automotive Hospitality Electrician

Construction Plumbing Tool & Die

Finance Marketing Retailing

Stock Broker

Real Estate Accounting

And more!

� Teaching Assistant

� Legal Assistant

� Military

� Pet Grooming

� Television/Radio

� Dental Assistant

� Drafting

� Computer Programmer

� Hotel Service Rep

� Journalist

� Travel Agent

� Shipping & Receiving

� Personal Trainer

� Sales

� Veterinarian

� Machinist

� Public Relations

� Lab Technician

� Web Design

Our Co-op STARS in action…

…and more placements…

…and even more…

…and even more still!!

Placement options are limited by:

� Your imagination

� Our ability to recruit placements

� Your ability to ‘win’ the job in some cases

Requirements for co-op

� Great attendance

� Fantastic attitude & maturity

� Positive work ethic

• employers demand all of these pieces!

� Application & reference forms (more later)

Overview: Rez Co-op Programs

� Regular two-credit co-op (many, many students)

� OYAP• Regular OYAP (very popular too)

• Concentrated OYAP (a few students)

• CAPP (College Apprenticeship Preparation Program) (a few)

� Home Build Program (a few students)

� UCEP & CCEP (a few students…15 & 10)

� Four-credit Full-day Co-op (one or two)

� Summer Co-op (twenty)

Regular Two-credit Co-op

� most common format by far• AM or PM during semester I or II

• Must have some experience/course work in the area to maximize benefit

• E.g. Auto co-op kids have auto credits

‘Regular Co-op’ Components

� Course components:

• Pre-employment (3 weeks)• activities include interview skills & resume

• Placement (3 hours/day for 4 months)• Business hours, not school hours necessarily

• Employer feedback

• Post-employment (end of placement)• Exit interview

Our students in Action @ Co-op

OYAP Programs

� Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)� Hands-on’ training in the skilled trades

� Regular OYAP� Like 2-credit co-op

� Concentrated OYAP� Specialized program with both a gr. 11 & 12 component� Cosmetology (NEW!), Auto Service Tech & Chef/Cook at

Rez� Machinist, Cabinetmaker, Industrial Mechanic Millwright,

Welder, Tool & Die Maker at St. Mary’s� Will be offered if enrollment high enough� See Guidance

OYAP Programs (cont.)

� College Apprenticeship Prep Program (CAPP)

• Dual credit programs in partnership with Conestoga College

� Culinary

� Truck & Coach

� Carpentry

� Welding

� Level 1 Automotive Service Technician

� Level 1 Machining

� Level 1 Brick

• Second semester of grade 12

• Four credits – 2 co-op & 2 classes at C.College

Other Co-op Programs (cont.)

� ‘Home Build’ Program (tentative)

• Offered through St. Mary’s (semester 2)

� Must transfer to St. Mary’s for the semester

• Must have completed a construction tech. course

• Actually build a home during a semester (3 credits)

Home Build from October to December

UCEP - University Co-op

Education Program� Study at UW, Laurier or St. Jerome’s Univ. for semester one (Year 4 or 5)

� University credit, co-op credits (2) & Gr. 12U credits (1 or 2)

CCEP – College Co-op

Education Program• An opportunity to spend an entire

semester at Conestoga College (semester one or two of Year 4 or 5)

• Designed to make transition to college easier

• Three or four credits: co-op (2) and one or two grade 12 dual-credits (counts as a credit for high school AND Conestoga)

• Tuition, textbooks and transit all FREE

Other Co-op Programs (cont.)

� Four-credit co-op (Full-day Co-op)

•Only open to grade 12 or 12+ students

•Entire school day at a co-op placement

•E.g.OYAP Electrical with IBEW

Other Co-op Programs (cont.)

� Summer Co-op (2 credits)

• Interviews in April

• Pre-placement in May/June

�2 Saturday mornings & 2 Thurs. evenings

•Late June - early August (8 hours daily)

�Construction opportunities are PLENTIFUL

Want more info on these

programs??

Cut & paste this into your browser:

https://coop.wcdsb.ca/

10 SHSM Programs @ Rez

� Arts & Culture

� Business

� Energy

� Health & Wellness

� Horticulture &

Landscaping

� Hospitality & Tourism

� Information & Communications

� Justice, Community Safety

� Sports

� Transportation• Awaiting approval for Construction & Manufacturing too

Specialized High Skills Majors @ Rez

• 3 “C’s” to SHSM:� COURSES – (need to take bundle of courses

related to the SHSM major in Gr. 11 & 12)

� CO-OP – (2 credits achieved)

� CERTIFICATIONS & Awareness Training –specialized workshops to learn more about your potential career

• Must apply for acceptance into Co-op� Signing up for a SHSM does not guarantee

that you will be accepted into co-op

SHSM Benefits� Graduate as a ‘specialist’!� Entrance scholarships & bursaries (E.g. Brock, Lakehead, Trent &

Niagara College)• Western (Huron College) offers one $2,000 scholarship

� Ministry’s SHSM ‘Red Seal’on Grad Diploma if you complete the “3 C’s”

� See Ms. Nagy, our SHSM Lead Teacher, for more information

Co-op Application Procedure

� Have your pathway planning conversations with parents, guidance counsellors and teachers

� Include Co-op in your on-line 2018-19 course selection choices (2 credits)…more on this in your grade-level Guidance presentations

� Submit completed paperwork (available in Guidance once grade-level Guidance presentations begin ~ February)• Application form• Green teacher references (2)

Co-op APPLICATION / INFORMATION Form

Co-op TEACHER REFERENCE Form

Career Cruising View & Instructions

� ALL co-op programs will take up TWO course selection slots in CC,• even if the program you select offers > 2

credits (e.g. Full-day Co-op)

• Exception: summer co-op (no slots)

� Must therefore select other course options to round out your selections

� Why? So that you still have some courses in case you don’t get into co-op!

Remember…

� We will check your attendance & mark summary

� We will receive feedback from your two teacher references

� We will interview you in March to determine your ‘readiness’ for co-op if:• You listed co-op as part of your on-line course selections

and have submitted a completed yellow application form

• Your green teacher references (2) have been received

� So…remember that what you do here at Rez matters!

For more information…

� See your Guidance Counsellor

� Speak with your teachers

� See one of our Co-op Teachers

Thanks…and

remember…