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UNIONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Co-operative Education Department- Try on a career!

Co-op is educational programming that integrates classroom theory with practical experience

in the workplace. Programming is based on a partnership between the school and a business

or community organization. Co-op involves the participation of students, teachers and the

workplace (placement supervisors). It is a credit-earning program! Students can earn 2 or 4 

credits per semester.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? 

Co-op provides you with an opportunity to: 

  • develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes through hands-on experience

  • explore a career in order to make informed educational and career decisions

  • develop maturity and self-confidence 

  • strengthen employability skills

  • gain valuable work experience 

  • develop networking opportunities 

  • earn credits towards your OSSD

  • complete the program requirements of the Specialist High Skills Major

  • participate in specialized programs such as OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program) and ICE (Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship) events

  • "step-up" for entry into post-secondary institutions

SOME RELATED CAREER PLACEMENTS.....

  • Accounting

  • Pharmacy

  • Medical Office

  • Law

  • Veterinarians (Vet clinics and animal hospital)

  • Architecture 

  • Engineering

  • Visual Art

  • Graphic Design

  • Culinary / Baking

  • Chiropractic care

  • Physiotherapy

  • Computer Programming

  • Construction

  • Carpentry and woodworking

  • Dentistry

  • Aesthetics (Make-up, hair, nails)

  • Working with Children

  • Teaching

  • Marketing

  • Event Planning

  • Fashion and Retail

  • Fitness

  • Geriatrics

  • Hospitality

  • Human Resources

  • IT

  • Insurance

  • Music

  • Optometry

  • Dermatology

  • Real Estate

  • Research

  • Theatre

  • Urban Planning

Centralized Placements Include: Markham Stouffville Hospital

                                                              Mackenzie Health Hospital

                                                              Canadian Armed Forces

                                                              Sheraton Parkway Hotel

                                                              North York General Hospital

                                                              York Regional Police

                                                              The Scarborough and Rouge Hospital

                                                              YRDSB IT Services

                                                              YSpace (Social media, marketing, graphic design)

 

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APPLY TO CO-OP

Enhance your future!

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Applications will be submitted once course selection has been completed through MyBlueprint

Have more questions or want to know more? Drop by the Co-op office in Rm. 215!
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Sectors offered: Arts and Culture 
             Business
                                   Health and Wellness
 
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“The best way to predict the future is to create it” 

-Abraham Lincoln

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Markham Stouffville Hospital

Hospital Placements- Applications due in December and May

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