BUSINESS

376 INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - BUSINESS (C475BI)

Length of Course:   One year

Credit Granted:  Three per year

Prerequisite:  Must have completed vocational sequence and work in job related to the area.

Offered To:  Seniors

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skills development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.  In addition to technical skills, course content will reflect integration of academic and workplace skills.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student, and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student, and employer comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, financial planning, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.