"A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a 'co-op' and sometimes known as a work study program, provides academic credit for structured job experience."
This field is devoted to providing training and education to cooperative members, managers, and employees on cooperative principles and practices.
Definition of Cooperative: Learning about the meaning of Cooperative business and exploring its history.
Principles of Cooperatives: Understanding the seven principles underlying as Cooperative businesses.
Cooperative Structure: Understanding the structure of Cooperative business of governance, management, and membership.
Types of Cooperatives: Learning about the different types of cooperatives available, such as worker cooperatives, consumer cooperatives, and community cooperatives.
Advantages and disadvantages of Cooperative Business: Analyzing the pros and cons of cooperative businesses.
Financial Management for Cooperatives: Understanding financial management in Cooperatives, such as budgeting, income statements, and balance sheets.
Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Cooperatives: Understanding the legalities and regulations that govern Cooperative businesses.
Cooperative Marketing: Understanding how cooperatives market their goods or services, such as joint purchasing, bulk selling, and branding.
Cooperative Member Education: Understanding how cooperatives educate their member-owners, such as providing workshops and training programs.
Cooperative Network and Relationships: Learning about the relationship between Cooperative businesses and other similar businesses.
Cooperative Social Responsibility: Understanding how cooperatives contribute to the social responsibility of their communities.
Cooperative Development: Discussing how cooperatives are typically developed, from the initial concept, to the startup stage, to the ongoing operations.
International Cooperative Movement: Learning about the international Cooperative movement, and how it shapes the development of Cooperative principles across the globe.
Success Stories of Cooperatives: Exploring the success stories of Cooperative businesses, and how they have positively impacted their members and communities.
Traditional Cooperative education: This is where a student works part-time for a company while simultaneously attending school.
Work-Integrated Cooperative education: This type of cooperative education involves combining academic coursework with practical work experience.
Service-Learning: In this type of cooperative education, students work with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or community groups to apply classroom learning to real-world challenges while serving the community.
Internship: A temporary work assignment that provides practical work experience in the student's field of study in order to gain familiarity with the industry and establish business contacts.
Apprenticeship: A structured educational program that combines on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare individuals for skilled occupations.
Job Shadowing: A form of cooperative education where a student "shadows" a professional at work, observing their daily routines, job duties, and work-related responsibilities to gain insight into a career path they may want to pursue.
Co-op-Exchange: This type of cooperative education involves international internships, co-ops, or study abroad programs designed to gain cross-cultural professional experience.
Research Assistantship: A Cooperative education opportunity where a student works alongside a professor or researcher, assisting with research projects or investigations.
Field Placement: A clinical or practical experience that occurs away from the classroom and is closely supervised by the educational institution, designed to prepare students for entry-level professional work in their field.
Entrepreneurial Internship: A Cooperative education opportunity where the student works alongside a business owner or entrepreneur, aiding in the creation and and management of a new venture.
"It is taking on new importance in helping young people to make the school-to-work transition."
"It falls under the umbrella of work-integrated learning (alongside internships, service learning and clinical placements)."
"It is distinct, as it alternates a school term with a work term in a structured manner, involves a partnership between the academic institution and the employer, and generally is both paid and intended to advance the education of the student."
"The University of Waterloo operates the largest post-secondary co-op program in the world."
"With nearly 20,000 co-op students enrolled."
"Enrolled over three semesters."
"Enrolled in more than 120 programs."
"A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a 'co-op' and sometimes known as a work study program."
"A cooperative education experience...provides academic credit for structured job experience."
"Generally is both paid..."
"...intended to advance the education of the student."
"It is taking on new importance in helping young people to make the school-to-work transition."
"It falls under the umbrella of work-integrated learning (alongside internships, service learning, and clinical placements), but is distinct..."
"It alternates a school term with a work term in a structured manner..."
"It involves a partnership between the academic institution and the employer."
"...work-integrated learning (alongside internships, service learning, and clinical placements)..."
"It operates the largest post-secondary co-op program in the world."
"...nearly 20,000 co-op students enrolled..."
"Enrolled in more than 120 programs."