CAREERS: The Next Generation’s Co-op PLUS Apprenticeship Programs: Linking Workplace Training with Classroom Learning

CAREERS: The Next Generation’s Co-op PLUS Apprenticeship Programs, operating since 1994, help communities to meet their workforce needs and develop students’ employability skills by linking workplace training with classroom learning.

Document Highlights

The programs operate on the co-op model of alternating periods of study and related work experience. They include:

• Co-op PLUS Apprenticeship, designed for secondary school graduates, 18 to 25 years old, interested in apprenticing in the trades.
• Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) PLUS is an enhanced version of the Alberta government’s Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), which allows Alberta secondary school students to apprentice while still in school.
• Career Plus is a new initiative that expands the co-operative apprenticeship concept to occupations beyond the traditional trades. Itis an applied learning program that links two years of high school with two years of postsecondary education, incorporating related work experience throughout.