What is CO-OP?
A form of experiential learning where students can earn high school credits while combining classroom learning with on-the-job training.
Read what our former students have to say about their co-op experience
TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials.pdfOYAP & CENTRALIZED PLACEMENTS
OYAP
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CENTRALIZED PLACEMENTS
Our registered cooperative education students have an opportunity to apply to several centralized placements that include Markham Stouffville Hospital, Sick Kids and other GTA Hospitals, Community Safety Village (YRP), Military, Hotel placements.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our community partnerships keep growing at SBA. Below you can see a sample of placements where our SBA students have successfully earned Co-operative Education credits
Expand to see a list of our recent placements
ACE Montessori/Marander Montessori
American Eagle/The Children’s Place/Claire’s/Hockey Lion/ToysRUs/Canadian Tire/ Julia’s Bridal & Fashions
Al Dente/BostonPizza/Cora’s/Joey Markville/Pickle Barrel
Audi/BMW/Chevrolet/Subaru/Honda/Active Green & Ross/Markham Tire/Markville Toyota
Cakes by Tanya/Longo’s Bakery/Main Street Bakehouse
Casa Massimo Hair/Natural Solutions/Styles of Creation
Centre For Dreams/Participation House
Everlasting Moments Photography/ Henry’s/Long & McQuade Music Store/Winged Canvas
Gallo Real Estate Ltd./Rita Chemilian Real Estate Team
JP Accounting/ Mumba – Sports Marketing/ NLI Solutions
Lebovic Leisure Centre/Cornell Community Centre
Lifemark Physiotherapy/ActiveLife Physio/ Wishing Well Family Medical Practice/Markham Family Physicians
Markham 2000 – Interior Design/Redefined Finds/ Interiors by Joe DiStefano/ Bouclair Home
Markham Museum/Varley Art Gallery/Winged Canvas
Markville Fitness/GoodLife/YMCA/Iron Fitness
Multimatic Advanced Manufacturing Technologies/ Metalex Machine & Tool, ISO-Lux Manufacturing/Cult Iron Works Ltd.
North Markham Dental/Vitality Health/Altima Markville Dental/Markham NS Dental
PMA HVAC Solutions/Pro-Tek Electric/Luminosity Electrical/Evans Electrical/Intervolt Electric/Maxim Protech Ltd./Celikhan Electric/All-Ness Electrical
Rejuuv Medi Spa/MindBody Wellness Centre
Rona/Schell Lumber/Markham Fairgrounds
Ryerson – The EyeOpener School Newspaper
St. Brigid/St. Joseph/St. Julia/St. Kateri/San Lorenzo
Shoppers Beauty Boutique/ Carol Baker Visage
The Chemist Pharmacy/Shoppers Pharmacy
PaintLounge/Crockadoodle/Michaels Craft
The Renovators of Canada/VanHorne Plumbing
Unionville Appliance
Wellington Vet Clinic/16th Avenue Animal Hospital/Muttz with Mannerz/K9’s in Kahoots/Dogeden/Earthbound Stables
Woodhaven Long Term Care Residence/Markhaven Home/Parkview Home (Physiotherapy)
XPolice York Region/Hilton Suites Security
For more information about our co-op program email: marie.annecchiarico@ycdsbk12.ca or cynthia.arabian@ycdsbk12.ca or sabrinaadriana.bozzo@ycdsbk12.ca
At SBA we have 6 different SHSM (Specialized High School Major) certifications available.
Combined with job experience obtained through CO-OP students can earn valuable industry certifications
Transportation
Business
Health and Wellness
Arts & Culture
Justice, Community Safety, and Emergency Services
Construction (Board centralized program)