Cooperative Education is a college program that provides you with an opportunity for career advancement while increasing your earning potential. It offers you the chance to sharpen your skills and gain the experience that will make you a valuable asset to employers while earning three credits. The key ingredient to a Co-op Education is a position related to your course of study. A faculty member leads the group discussions and exploration of pertinent topics i.e., stress, human relations, effective communication on the job, ethical issues in the workplace, and strategies for job promotion. You will also receive professional guidance to set and achieve career goals aimed at a satisfying and productive future.
Several courses are available each semester in both day and evening schools.
The purpose of Co-op is for students to be given the opportunity to apply what they ve learned in the classroom into the workplace. Early in the semester, students are required to develop a Learning Agreement which highlights three objectives they wish to accomplish in the workplace and asks students to identify work values, skills and personal attributes they wish to test out during their work period. Co-op Employers are then asked to review these and make recommendations for targeted learning, training, and skill development during the cooperative work term. The Co-op staff acts as a liaison with your employer to arrange this Cooperative Education experience. While participating employers agree to provide an opportunity for learning, they do not hold classes, nor do they structure work assignments in order to guarantee a variety of tasks.