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What is Co-op Education?

 

Co-op education is a flexible, cost-effective partnership between employers, educators, and students. Co-op education blends on-campus learning with practical applied learning.

 Cooperative education is a program that formally integrates a student's academic studies with work experience with participating employers and is an educational model rather than a job placement strategy. Co-op education promotes continuous learning through the integration of classroom and applied work-based learning. Periods of full-time study on campus alternate with periods of full-time paid work experiences off campus in jobs related to the student's field of study. Both the employer and the institution guide workplace learning, allowing students to put into practice new levels of skill and knowledge. While the goal is to develop high-calibre, well-trained graduates ready to assume productive careers in a dynamic and demanding work market, all parties benefit from this work and learning model.

 The NVIT co-op program is optional for students in year two of select 2-year diploma programs or the trades Programs. Students who enroll in co-op may participate in up to four work terms, including an optional international work experience term. Work terms are for credit and are taken after successfully completing Coop 101, Co-operative Education Workplace Preparation. The Workplace Preparation course aims to provide the students with the appropriate tools to secure a work placement successfully. Each work term will require student goal setting, an individual on-site evaluation, a work term report, and a performance evaluation from the hosting employer.

(Edited by Anita Dumont - original submission Monday, 21 September 2020, 9:03 AM)