Dunbarton Cooperative Education Department
Contact us: aimee.nelson@ddsb.ca
Welcome to Dunbarton Cooperative Education Department!
Contact us: aimee.nelson@ddsb.ca
Students in Grades 11 and 12 have the chance to earn High School credits by completing a semester-long unpaid work placement through the Cooperative Education (Co-op) program.
Co-op programs are created to take into account your unique professional objectives, capabilities, interests, and learning preferences. They give you the information, abilities, and job experience necessary to succeed in the future.
Co-op programs frequently have a strong sense of responsibility to and an emphasis on enhancing the community in which they operate or serve.
Benefits in Co op include:
Pursue a work placement in a field of interest
Use knowledge and skills from your classroom in the workplace
Earn high school credits through work experience
Try out different career options
Earn valuable work experience for your resume
Make connections with employers
Learn new practical skills
Build your resume for university/college applications
Earn job opportunities
Ajax Pickering Hospital
Vet Clinics
Retirement and Nursing Homes
Toronto Zoo
Environmental Placements
Elementary Schools
Pickering Museum
Auto Placements
Pickering Town Centre
Restaurants
Day cares
Funeral homes
Carpentry - Home building, framing, interior construction, renovations
Plumbing, Welding, Tool and Die, Construction (inside and outside)
Pharmacies
Rogers TV
Durham Region Police
Much, Much more. If you want to do something for Coop, we will do everything we can to make it happen!
Health and Wellness (Mr. Blair)
Non-profit (Ms. Nelson)
Transportation (Mr. Mallory)
Construction (Mr. Boehm)
Environment (Ms. Young and Mr. Brunette)
Cooperative Education is a large part of the SHSM red seal program. We can support you through this journey. Please see us for more details.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/morestudentsuccess/SHSM.html