Cooperative Education integrates academic study and theory with on-the-job experience. Students are placed in training stations in the community where they are provided with challenging responsibilities and learn by doing. Click here for more detailed information.
The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a Ministry approved program you can participate in during grade eleven and twelve.
It is valuable because it shows that you have focused your education toward a particular employment sector.
Earning the SHSM
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a School to Work program that opens the door for students to explore and work in apprenticeship occupations starting in Grade 11 or Grade 12 through the Cooperative Education program. Students have an opportunity to become registered apprentices and work towards becoming certified journeypersons in a skilled trade while completing their secondary school diplomas.
Click here for more detailed information about OYAP.
The Dual Credit program allows students to participate in a college course alongside their secondary education. Students identified by their high school student success team as eligible for the program are enrolled in full or half-day co-op to provide the necessary flexibility in their timetables to allow for participation in this program (allows students to negotiate their mandatory co-op work hours with employers). Students who are not enrolled in co-op should speak to their guidance counsellor to see if their current timetable allows for enough flexibility to participate in this program.
Click here for more detailed information about Dual Credit opportunities.
See Student Services for details regarding student educational and cultural exchanges.
