More Work Experiences Needed for High School Students
The new four-year Ontario high school program includes a literacy test, community involvement, and additional mathematics, science and career education to help students succeed in our competitive economy. The new program emphasizes the importance of out-of-classroom career-related experiences for students, and for the first time requires all school boards to offer cooperative education, work experience and school-work transition programs to all interested students.
Efforts are under way to expand the availability of these programs for high school students across the province. That's where the involvement of employers is crucial.