What are the different levels of involvement?
Passport to Prosperity programs range from Short-term (guest speaking, job shadowing), Medium-term (work placement) to Long-term (cooperative education placement, apprenticeship).
What are the students expected to learn in work experiences?
Worksite learning helps students develop good employability and citizenship skills and behaviours. The experience should develop general workplace competencies including:
- managing resources
- working cooperatively with others
- acquiring, using and managing information
- understanding organizations
- working with technologies
- problem-solving
What can I or my company expect to gain?
- professional development opportunities for your staff
- an opportunity to share your expertise
- an opportunity for students to contribute to your company
- direct input into the education of future employees and industry leaders
- assistance with workplace tasks, with potential for hiring already trained staff
- mentoring opportunities for current staff
- an opportunity to showcase your company or industry to future graduates/employees
- an opportunity to work directly with local schools and school boards
- a chance to enhance your image as a responsible, caring corporate citizen
What are employers expected to do?
Employers help demonstrate the culture and work ethic required of a successful and responsible employee. Depending on the level of involvement, employers can expect to:
- encourage employees to participate in career talks at schools
- open their doors to grade 9 students for "Take Our Kids to Work Day" with parents or volunteer hosts
- encourage employees to host students for a job shadow or work experience placement
- mentor and monitor a cooperative education student
- supervise a young apprentice
What school boards are participating in the Passport to Prosperity program?
There are 10 school boards from across GTA participating in this program:
What kind of support do employers receive?
School staff works closely with employers to ensure that students are ready for the school-to-work learning experience. Teachers prepare the students for the experience and assist them to make meaning from it. Where students are involved in work experience, schools do the recruiting, screening, matching, monitoring and ongoing problem solving with employer input. Students with special needs may be assigned a job coach during the work experience.
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