Transcript The Face of Cooperative Education 2005

Cooperative Education
“A Provincial Picture”
OCEA Spring Conference
“Successful Transitions”
May 2005
By: Anne Sasman, Ministry of Education
Distribution of Students in Co-op
By Grade, 2001-02 and 2002-03
60
50
40
2001
2002
30
20
10
0
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Total Enrolment Provincial Figures
1998-1999
57 962
1999-2000
60 095
2000-2001
67 708
2001-2002
73 337
2002-2003
66 662
2003-2004
No confirmed numbers
Double Cohort Study
 A.J.C. King, Principal Investigator, Queen’s
University
 Phase 3 Report, April 2004
 Sources of Information: OCAS & OUAC;
MOE student transcript info; questionnaires
school sample of 150 schools; interviews;
school calendars & master timetables
Student Destinations – Years
1999-2000 to Fall 2004
33%
to
University
19%
OSSD
to
Work
29%
leave
before
OSSD
Grade 9 Enrolment
= 100%
19%
to
CAATs
Source: Alan King,
Double Cohort Study
2005 Estimates
Post-Secondary Plans &
Involvement in Co-op Grade 11
(2003)
50
45
40
35
30
Plans
Co-op
25
20
15
10
5
0
Work
College
University
Apprent.
Location of Co-op Placements - %
Grades 11 & 12 (2003)
Location
School
Auto Repair
Business Office
Hospital/Doctor/Dentist
Retail Store
Animal Care
Child Care
Beauty Salon
Law Office
Grade 11
30
8
8
8
8
5
3
3
3
Grade 12
26
8
12
8
7
3
4
4
2
Reasons for Taking Co-op
REASON
GRADE 12
5TH YEAR
Gain useful work skills
78.7
77.2
Explore possible career
75.3
65.0
Admission to
college/university
Apply classroom learning
43.0
38.0
37.2
33.1
Get part-time/summer job
39.3
33.6
Change from regular school
51.2
42.2
Other
11.9
7.9
Other Trends
 Fewer students taking Co-op in Grade 11 in
2003 probably due to earlier credit loss and
increased graduation requirements
 68% of Grade 12 students not taking Co-op
cited logistical constraints, only 32% said
they were not interested
 Almost ¼ of returning Grade 12 students
take Co-op
Provincial Initiatives
Impacting
Co-op
Student Success Program
 “Every student deserves a good outcome”
 $51M per year
 Focus-Literacy, Numeracy & Program
Pathways
 Pathways to Employability
 Two new courses: Discovering the
Workplace (GLD20), Navigating the
Workplace (GLN40)
Student Success – New
Announcement
 Additional 1,300 secondary teachers by 20072008 for English-language public boards
(numbers for other jurisdictions soon) aimed at
reducing the number of drop-outs/improving
graduation rates
 Student Success teachers in every school to
work with struggling students
 More sections of applied, LDCC, workplace/
college prep., ESL, Co-op related courses,
alternative programs
Technological Education
 $20M: 2004-05 Funding for broad-based
technological education capital equipment
 $25M additional grant for technological education
needs for all tech. subjects
 Boards must develop multi-year plans addressing
5 Areas: Program Pathways, Community
Partnerships, Professional Development &
Capacity for Leadership, Curriculum &
Equipment/Facility
Learning to 18 Pilot Funding
 February – June 2005 to scale up programs aimed
at reducing drop-outs; re-engaging youth who left
without diploma; providing school-to-work &
school-to-apprenticeship programs
 $18 M for 105 Projects: program pathways to
apprenticeship and other sectors, alternative
programs to re-engage students; programs to reconnect drop-outs; credit recovery & remediation;
targeted groups—aboriginal, homeless; expansion
of Co-op; college link programs; programming
strategies for Grade 9 & 10
Ontario Skills Passport
 The OSP is now available at
http://skills.edu.gov.on.ca; username is:
osp; password is: password
 Boards have received $18K to build capacity
for its use in two new courses (GLD20,
GLN40) and in Co-op programs
 OSP training via web conference facilitated
through Curriculum Services Canada
Provincial Supports for
Co-op Teachers
PPLP and Assessment &
Evaluation
Workplace Health & Safety
PPLP Training & Resources
 Personalized Placement Learning Plan (PPLP)
Components and Related Rich Tasks — Quality
samples (30) including GLD20 & GLN40
 Web-based training on developing PPLPs and
Assessment & Evaluation (on-going)
 Both available at www.curriculum.org.
Success – 5 Years of Health and Safety
1999
2004/02005
15 young worker deaths that year
24% reduction in serious (lost time) injuries reported by Ontario teens
45,000 injuries reported to WSIB
5 young worker fatalities in 2004 (3 teens). None to date in 2005.
3 high profile YW fatalities in the previous 5 years
45% reduction in traumatic injuries of young Ontario workers
from 1999 – 2003 (reported by Canadian Hospitals).
All other provinces are the same or have increased up to 25%
YWAP student awareness program
Ministry of Education WSIB premiums for cooperative
education students cut in half and surcharges eliminated.
WSIB social marketing – posters, radio and TV ads
Live Safe! Work Smart! Binders and CDs: Grade 9/10 and 11/12
First year of health and safety in the new 4 year
Curriculum
Live Safe! Work Smart! For cooperative Education
WorkSmartOntario website and resources
Live Safe! Work Smart! Grade 9/10 launched in
Fall of 2000 through Education training sessions
Live Safe! Work Smart! For teachers of students with special
learning needs
YWAP and WSIB Social Marketing still in place: Rob Ellis
presentations reinforce teacher messages across the province
Injury Rates
Total & Lost Time Injuries 1999-2003
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Total Injuries
19/Under
Total Injuries 2024
Lost Time Injuries
19-Under
Lost Time Injuries
20-24
2000 2001 2002 2003
Year
24% reduction in serious (lost time) injuries to
Ontario teens in just 3 years!
Passport to Safety is national online health and safety challenge designed to provide young people
with the basic knowledge of health and safety they need to be ready for job-specific training in a
workplace. When they've successfully completed the challenge students receive a certificate to
attach to their resumes. Thanks to funding from the WSIB, Passport to Safety tests and lifetime
memberships for your students are FREE (regular cost $9).
• Over 80,000 memberships/test have been ordered by Ontario teachers
• Manitowadge High school: 99% of the school population completed the test and won a
MUCH video dance party for their school
• In Sault Ste Marie, a Co-op teacher ensured every student completed Passport to Safety
for their portfolios to bring for their job interviews. A student arriving at Soo Mill was told
by the employer they would be required to complete Passport to Safety. The student was
able to produce the certificate/transcript from their school portfolio. Brilliant!
• To keep the funding going which makes the test FREE for Ontario, teachers must ORDER
and USE the free tests
Check out: www.PassporttoSafety.com and follow the link for Ontario
Teachers to access more information, the order form and more!
Passport to Prosperity
 Employer recruitment & marketing campaign
 In 26 communities across the province Business
Education Councils and Local Training Boards
facilitate partnerships between schools & the
business community to provide opportunities for
students
 Over 23,000 employers have joined the campaign
 Key partners: Human Resources Professionals of
Ontario, Chamber of Commerce, Canadian
Federation of Independent Business, Toronto
Board of Trade
The Challenges Facing Co-op
2005 - 2010
 Developing program models to meet the
needs of:
– Students at risk of dropping out or who have
dropped out and would benefit from Co-op
– Pathways programs where students do early
and multiple Co-op placements
– Students with special needs
Further Challenges
 Expanding the placement base to more
closely reflect the career interests of
students
 Supporting more students doing experiential
learning—earlier and more frequent job
shadowing, work experience, Co-op
 Maintaining credibility of credit with strong
PPLPs with Assessment & Evaluation based
on related course.
Why Experiential Learning?
To find out what one is fitted to do,
and to secure an opportunity to do it,
is the key to happiness."
-John Dewey