Cooperative Education is a well-established school-to-work course offered throughout the province. It is an elective course in our four area high schools as well as at the Woodlawn Learning Centre. Students (usually Grade 12) apply to take Cooperative Education 120, and, if selected, they will combine studies at school with a work placement in the community. Students learn through participation in the day-to-day operation of an organization. Learning and experience are combined in an educationally beneficial way.
The course is delivered in three components: pre-employment, job-site training and reflective learning. Students participate one semester, during either the morning or afternoon, depending on individual timetables. Students are not paid for hours worked. A training plan is developed jointly by the work site supervisor, the Co-op. teacher and the student. The work site supervisor evaluates the student's progress and, along with teacher-prepared assignments and class work, a mark is derived.