Employers & Community Partners

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2024-2025 EMPLOYERS, SUPERVISORS
& COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
You are amazing, and we can't thank you enough for your involvement. 

BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Are you interested in hosting an SDSS Co-op student, or would you like more information about the program or how to get involved? Please email our Department Head of Cooperative Education, Tony Roes, at anthony.roes@ed.amdsb.ca.

If you are an employer or community partner who is considering taking on Co-op students at your workplace or organization, you will gain the following benefits:

• Contribute to career education

• Contribute to the development of your workforce

• Develop supervisory skills among your staff

• Promote positive attitudes toward the organization

• Promote awareness of job opportunities

• Become active in community partnerships

• Provide your staff with an opportunity to share their experiences and improve their mentorship and leadership

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Interview student and provide feedback on their interview and resume package

• Develop a weekly schedule for working days and hours (15 hours per week for two (2) credits, 30 hours per week for four (4) credits)

• Sign the Work Education Agreement (WEA)

• Work with the co-op teacher and student to identify and develop workplace expectations

• Choose an employee to be responsible for supervising and evaluating each student

• Give clear instructions and supervise their learning experiences

• Review and sign students' log sheets at the end of each week to verify hours and activities

• Offer a variety of tasks to the student each day

• Share expertise with a student

• Provide real work experience in a safe learning environment free from discrimination and harassment

• Report student absence to the teacher immediately

• Contact the teacher when a concern arises

• Provide health and safety training

• Follow Accidents and Injuries Reporting Procedures