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Application Process
Select the course during Course Selection: Students can apply to take a cooperative education program when selecting courses through their guidance office and MyBluePrint, the course code is COOP2. This is a 2-credit course (you earn 2 credits) that is usually taken in grade 11. However, you can also take co-op in grade 12. Additionally, you can take a 4-credit co-op course (COOP4), which is especially beneficial if you are looking to join a trade.
Starting in March, once course selection closes, you will be invited to an info session for all students who selected co-op for a presentation.
At that meeting, you will receive important information: a form to bring back signed, link to a Google Classroom which contains action items: Google Form and Interview links
Join the Google Classroom. The code will be given at the meeting.
Fill out the Google Form: Please answer all questions in the Harbord Intake Google Form, you will receive a copy of your answers.
Start preparing your resume. You need to bring it for your interview. See Resume and cover letter tips below.
Get the TDSB student Co-Op expression of interest form signed by a parent, and sign it yourself.
Book an interview (schedule link available in Google Classroom)
Interviews: Before being accepted into the program, you must complete an interview with a Co-Op teacher. They will ask you questions about your interests and your goals to help find a suitable placement. Interviews will be booked through Google Classroom. You will need to have the following the day of the meeting:
Printed copy of your resume.
Signed TDSB student Co-Op expression of interest form (you got a copy at the meeting)
If applying for Central placements: Book your interview as soon as possible and monitor Google Classroom for opportunities, especially for central placements as many start early April/May.
We will only find out your timetable in late June, and sometimes later, you will be added to a separate Google Classroom once we know whether you were scheduled in co-op, and which semester you will be timetabled.
Expression of Interest form to be signed by parents and Students
Harbord TDSB Student Co-op Expression-of-Interest_fillable.pdfCreating a resume
You can start creating your resume as soon as you choose Co-Op, and start building your skills to add things to your resume.
Use the resume package to create a list of all your experiences.
Take certifications or attend courses to get ready for the placements you want.
Look at the formats provided, and bring a copy during your co-op interview, especially if you are interested in a central placement.
Step-by-Step Résumé Breakdown Co-op.pdfCover Letter Poster.pdfSources to add skills
You can do many things to get ready, here are some ideas and sources:
Certifications at school
Courses on Cisco Net Academy. Many IT and tech, but also communications
More to come... stay tuned
Looking for a placement
You can start looking for placements as soon as you know you are in Co-op, and start speaking to people you know.
Pre-placement classes: The first 2-3 weeks of Co-Op are in class. Placements only start after you have completed a series of classes where you learn more about the workplace. You will look for a placement then if you have not found one, but it is better to start earlier.
Finding a placement: You will learn how to look for a placement, and you can use your networking skills to find one.
Placement Assessment: The co-op teacher needs to approve and assess your placement, so inform them as soon as you have found one.
Help with finding one: you will have support to find placements. Everyone gets a placement.
Starting at a placement
You only start once the curriculum and necessary certifications have been completed, so usually about 3 weeks after the start of the course.
Forms to fill out once you have a placement
Work Education Agreement: The main form is the WEA, It is signed by your employer, teacher, parent, and yourself. It allows the TDSB to pay for WSIB Insurance. Your teacher will generate it once we know your start date.
OYAP form: only for students in the trades.
Various TDSB forms: there are a few forms you will need to sign with your parents:
Informed consent to outline the risks of the placement,
Media release form
Driving forms to authorize the employer to drive the student if applicable
Time Sheets: Your employer signs off on the hours you wroked weekly. You are marked on the reflection part and your ability to hand it in on time.
Performance appraisals: there are 2 in the course, and they are done with the employer. The goals part of it is what you are marked on.
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