Cooperative Education
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(Photo left: An HC Co-op student poses at their auto work placement.)
(Photo below: An HC Co-op student at their Elementary placement.)
Benefits of Co-Op Education for Students
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- Hands on training in a trade or career choice
- Career exploration
- Opportunity to see if their career choice is an appropriate choice for them.
- Challenging opportunities to apply and extend their knowledge
- Learn health and safety issues related to their placement.
- An opportunity to use course expectations from another course together with Co-op course to suit the student's strengths, interests, and needs.
- Co-op allows those students, who may not excel in the classroom, the opportunity to accomplish goals and have self confidence that they may not feel in the classroom environment.
- A chance to practice and refine the skills acquired in the related course and to show achievements of placement expectations that reflect current practice and standards.
- To learn more about themselves and how they work with others.
- Students will hopefully enhance their communication skills.