Who is an acceptable E-Coop Candidate? The following student will benefit the most from an E-Coop experience: Currently enrolled in, or have successfully completed the related Grade 11 or 12 course At least 16 years of age An E-Coop student should possess the following skills:

What is E-Cooperative Education?

E-Cooperative Education can be a one or two credit course. Using a computer and email a student can work in their placement from his/her own home. The employer/supervisor emails projects and tasks to the student. The student emails progress reports and the finished product back to the employer/supervisor.

E-Coop gives students the opportunity to participate in a greater variety of work experiences than have been available to them in the past. Placement hours (approx. 100 to 200 hours of work) are completed through e-work tasks/projects for an employer. E-work is not a job but a method of working that uses information and communication technologies to work independent of location. Students must be currently enrolled in, or have successfully completed, the related course. When you register for E-Coop, our highly trained teachers will work with you to make a plan for what related course you should use and were your work experience will be best spent. Reminder Notice: E-Cooperative Education students do not receive hourly wages or a salary for their placement component hours. The hours are not associated with the mandatory 40 volunteer hours.

Where Will I do my E-Coop?

What are some examples of possible E-Coop placements?

• Web page design and maintenance
• Internet based companies
• Translation
• Graphic design
• Market research and collating information
• Data entry and management
• Video production
• Architectural drafting
• IT Help Desk support
• Journalism
• Team placements – whereby two people can share a placement. For example when it comes to web page design, one student can be responsible for the collection of data and the other for the creation of the web page.

Employers

What are the advantages of an E-Coop placement for an employer?

• Students accommodate employers who do not physically have room for an extra person in their place of work.
• Connections can be made over a long distance.
• Learning occurs without constant supervision.
• Student develops another way of learning.
• More flexibility when assigning work or tasks.
• Placements can be shared between two students – thereby increasing the opportunities for the employer to have work completed.
• Employer communicates at a time that is convenient for them.