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In their cooperative education program, students may earn a minimum of one and a maximum of two cooperative education credits for each related course, whether it is a full- or half-credit course. If the related course is a multiple-credit course, a student may earn a maximum of two co-op credits for each credit earned in the related course
The cooperative education course consists of a classroom component and a place- ment component. The classroom component includes pre-placement sessions and classroom integration sessions. The pre-placement sessions prepare students for the workplace and include instruction in areas of key importance, such as health and safety. The classroom integration sessions provide opportunities for students to reflect on and reinforce their learning in the workplace as the program progresses. A personalized placement learning plan (PPLP) must be developed for all students in a cooperative education program. A student’s progress in achieving the curricu- lum expectations and in meeting the requirements identified in the PPLP must be assessed and evaluated by a teacher through regular workplace monitoring meetings with the student and the student’s workplace supervisor.
School boards must ensure that cooperative education programs are available
to all interested students who are considered ready to undertake learning in the workplace, including students with special education needs. Boards should also ensure that the programs are offered through a variety of delivery models, such as full-day programs, half-day programs, programs that allow for continuous intake, summer school programs, and night school programs, in order to meet the range of needs of the students and their local community.
All cooperative education programs must be developed and implemented in accordance with ministry policy as outlined in Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning: Policies and Procedures for Ontario Secondary Schools.
Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning: Policies and Procedures for Ontario Secondary Schools (2000) (A revised edition is in development.) www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/secondary/coop/cooped.pdf
Main page for cooperative education and other forms of experiential learning on the ministry website: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/studentsuccess/expansion.html
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