What Is Co-operative Education at the Post - Secondary level?...
"Co operative Education Program" means a program which alternates periods of academic study with periods of work experience in appropriate fields of business, industry, government, social services and the professions in accordance with the following criteria: ... (more)
What is EWO....
Education at Work Ontario (EWO) strives to
promote and foster co-operative education of the highest quality, while ensuring
an integral partnership between students, employers and post-secondary
educational institutions.
The mission
of EWO is to advocate and facilitate co-operative education as an
essential component of post-secondary education, while providing
quality service and support to its stakeholders. EWO will succeed
in this mission through the following:
- Commitment
to the ongoing professional development of co-operative education
practitioners who are accountable, supportive and sensitive to
the current needs, issues and education of co-op stakeholders.
- Promotion
of ethical and professional standards for co-operative education
programs in Ontario.
- Responsibility
for the relevance and integrity of the organization's purpose,
goals and objectives.
Education at Work
Ontario has a membership of over 180 co-op educators, working with more than 40,000
co-op students, at 37 colleges
and universities.
Education at Work Ontario (EWO) was previously known as Co-op Ontario. Co-op Ontario was formed in 1997, through the amalgamation of the University Co-operative Educators (UCEO) and the College Co-operative Educators (CCEO) of Ontario.
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