You will learn what you can expect from the program and, in turn, what the Co-op Department expects from you. The Co-op Coordinator will inform you if you are accepted into the program. The Co-op Coordinator will notify your guidance counselor. This program is geared to students who have expressed an interest in gaining employable skills in trades and industrial occupations. The employer and the coordinator work closely in guiding students toward their chosen occupational area.
Students earn while they learn, and at the same time prepare for their future in the world of work.
Through the use of computers, office machines, application software and telecommunications, students gain confidence in applying skills they learn to real world problems. Skills learned in this course help students prepare for long term careers in the business world or earn extra money for college. Student learners who have specific occupational intentions attend school part of the time and work for standard wages during the remainder of the day. Many students who participate in the cooperative vocational programs remain in the employ of the training agency after graduation or become employed by another agency in a related field. Instruction is modified to meet the individual needs and learning styles of each student.