Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Cooperative Education provides secondary school students the ability to earn credits while working in a community outside of their school. Students will have the opportunity to develop personal and workplace skills important to their career and life planning.

Community Partners can get involved in a number of different ways. 

Please consider the following opportunities:

In-Person Co-op

• Student attends to your place of business or organization
• We work with you to ensure that health and safety training standards and appropriate PPE are met prior to the start of placement
• Teachers support student learning with regular placement visits and meetings
• Students can work for 3 to 6 hours per day for approximately 4 months per semester
• Click here to register your business or organization

• If you would like more information you can read the Supervisor's Handbook or contact Co-op and OYAP Coordinator, David Hubbard at (613) 596-8286 / [email protected].

Virtual Co-op

• Students and their teacher engage with your business or organization through video chat, email, and telephone
• Student completes tasks that can be done virtually
• Examples include: market research, data entry, website development, graphic design, administrative support, blog writing, social media content development, etc.
• Students can work for 3 to 6 hours per day for approximately 4 months per semester
• Click hereto register your business or organization

Short Term Support for *New* Co-op Course

• Community Partners can support student learning by volunteering to share their expertise and experience through interviews, seminars, presentations, mentorship, short term projects, etc.
• Level of engagement can be one time only or reoccuring during the semester
• Click here to register your business or organization