SUN Area Technical Institute

Cooperative Education Program

The Cooperative Education Program is a combined effort of the school and business/industry for training and offers opportunities for students to become directly involved with work prior to graduation. The primary goal of the program is to introduce the student-leamer to the world of work via actual experience on the job. The school coordinator works with the student to secure working papers, arranges employment interviews, periodically evaluates and supervises the student's progress.

Students are placed in the Cooperative Education Program only if they meet the standards listed as "Performance Benchmarks" on page 24 in addition to the following requirements. The student must be sixteen years of age or older and must meet all the age requirements set by the State and Federal Child Labor Laws. The student must indicate an interest in following the occupation as a life's work and intend to stay in school until they graduate. The student must possess the qualifications for employment set by the employer and earn the recommendation of the teacher for admission into the Cooperative Education Program. Job placement service is available to assist students in finding employment when their course work has been completed.

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