1. C o-operative E ducation Notre Dame

2. 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.

3. KNOW about the choices that are available to you…

4. What are your PATHWAY options? WorkApprenticeshipCollegeUniversity

5. No matter what path you choose you will all end up in the same place…the world of W O R K !

6. The Challenge… The Challenge… You need experience to get a job… you need a job to get experience!

7. T est-drive a career in C o-op With Co-op you get the chance to see if your career choice is really what you want before choosing your postsecondary destination.

8. C o-op will build your skills… C o-op will build your skills… Work one-on-one with a co-worker in a program designed to meet your interests, needs, and strengths.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. “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…

12. Types of Co-op Placements auto repair/mechanics auto repair/mechanics construction/trades construction/trades business services/ office support/ bank business services/ office support/ bank hospital/doctor/dentist hospital/doctor/dentist retail sales/marketing retail sales/marketing child care/elder care/animal care child care/elder care/animal care teacher teacher beauty salon/hair and esthetics beauty salon/hair and esthetics law office law office landscaping/horticulture landscaping/horticulture Many more….. Many more…..

13. Register for OYAP through Co-op

14. Who is an Apprentice? is studying a skilled trade is studying a skilled trade receives on the job training with a journeyperson receives on the job training with a journeyperson works towards a “license” works towards a “license” experiences 90% hands experiences 90% hands earns money while learning earns money while learning works in the trade for 2-4 years works in the trade for 2-4 years A Person who:

15. Stereotypes We all think we “know” what a construction worker or plumber looks like… Censored

16. This is not true of most of the trades any more! Today’s plumbers must be: ArticulateArticulate FriendlyFriendly Skilled at what they doSkilled at what they do Good at math & measurementGood at math & measurement MatureMature

17. Trades require focus and attention. Without these, we can have some serious accidents. Trades require focus and attention. Without these, we can have some serious accidents.

18. Some trades still involve a little bit of getting your hands dirty, this is true. I wash my hands with dove…it’s ¼ moisturizing…

19. Trades are no longer male-only domains Anything he can do, I can do too!

20. Trades are not just construction, There are 4 different sectors: Construction Construction Industrial Industrial Motive Power Motive Power Service Sector Service Sector

21. Did you know these are considered skilled trades? Internet Help Desk Internet Help Desk Network Cabling Specialist Network Cabling Specialist Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Baker Baker Education Assistant Education Assistant Hairstylist Hairstylist Pool, hot tub and spa installer Pool, hot tub and spa installer Arborist Arborist Electronic Service Technician Electronic Service Technician Skilled Trades means variety - there may be one for you!

22. What are the benefits of Co-op and OYAP? You earn credits while you work You earn credits while you work You can explore your career choices You can explore your career choices It’s a safe learning environment It’s a safe learning environment You can apply classroom theory to workplace experience You can apply classroom theory to workplace experience You can enhance your employability skills You can enhance your employability skills And new this year… And new this year…

23. Your New Co-op Advantage 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. You can now count up to 2 cooperative education credits towards the 18 compulsory credits needed for a high school diploma.

24. 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 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 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 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 3 credits are Co-op credits and 2 of them count towards a Group 2 and 3 compulsory

25. 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*

26. To be eligible for Co-op or OYAP you MUST… Be at least 16 years old Be at least 16 years old Successfully complete 16 credits prior to the start of Co-op Successfully complete 16 credits prior to the start of Co-op Successfully complete the application interview and the workplace interview Successfully complete the application interview and the workplace interview Have good attendance and punctuality records Have good attendance and punctuality records Have a professional attitude and judgment & behaviour Have a professional attitude and judgment & behaviour

27. Cooperative Education Facts What you need to know… Complete Complete the Coop Application Form Successfully Successfully complete a Pre-course interview Fulfill Fulfill 3 weeks of Pre-placement instruction the expectations in your personalized placement learning plan (PPLP) including the required hours of work every day Complete Complete all the required assessment and evaluation criteria including a career showcase, logs and journals, and a final culminating performance task Attend Attend all of the regular in-school integration sessions every second Monday for the entire semester

28. Application Process 1. Get a Co-op application form from Co op or Guidance office. 2. Select either 2 or 4 credit co-op 3. Obtain 2 teacher references 4. Submit the form with your course selection/ registration form to guidance 5. Be successful in your co-op interview in March (Sept. start) or Nov. (Feb. start)

29. What Co-op will look like on your timetable What Co-op will look like on your timetable2-credit: Period 1 Scheduled Class Period 2 Scheduled Class Period 3 Coop Period 4 Coop 3 weeks in school pre-placement 3 weeks in school pre-placement Integration class every 2 nd Integration class every 2 nd Monday for the semester Monday for the semester 3.5 hour work day 3.5 hour work day4-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 2 nd Integration class every 2 nd Monday for the semester Monday for the semester 7.5 hour work day 7.5 hour work day

30. This is why YOU should take Coop… You are a hands-on learner! You are a hands-on learner! You get bored sitting in a classroom! You get bored sitting in a classroom! You are high energy and like dealing with people! You are high energy and like dealing with people! You want to get a great job one day! You want to get a great job one day!

31. The Road to Success begins with Y O U! Join Co-op at Notre Dame