Cooperative Education/Internship
Setting up YOUR Cooperative Education site may take months.
Cooperative Education
Training Agreement & Learning Objectives? – Forms
Virtual co-op experiences will need to align with the processes of the faculty handbook?and the student handbook.
Cooperative Education also referred to as co-op is a wonderful opportunity to get college credit for field work 1 credit hour is equal to 30 hours in the field over the course of the term. Most coops are 3 credits and are about 7-8 hours per week. You will have a site supervisor as well as a college instructor. The college instructor will have a syllabus outlining their requirements and the site supervisor will have their expectations outlined in the learning objectives. It is up to the student to locate their own site and competitively interview for the opening. Faculty and I are available to assist you in finding a coop site. This field experience is a wonderful way to put classroom knowledge to use, build a professional reputation in the field, and earn a relevant work reference. PCC provides worker’s compensation insurance for non-paid experiences if not covered by the site.
State of Oregon Definition of Cooperative Education?PCC – Uses the terms “Internship” and “Cooperative Education, Co-op” interchangeably
PCC – Panther Path – Internships. This PCC site outlines the information for finding an internship, Cooperative Education, and the Student Handbook. Check out the section – Starting a New Job or Internship for success tips?www.pcc.edu/careers/internships/getting-started
Forms and Information
You will need the following forms to be registered for coop. Download the forms and save them. You may see a small arrow on the far rt. side (middle of the screen) click on the arrow. A list of things you can do with the PDF will open up – click on Fill and Sign on the Rt. side of the screen – this will allow you to fill out the form. This is a district form for all cooperative education courses – regardless of program. www.pcc.edu/careers/internships/getting-started
Training Agreement & Learning Objectives? – Forms
Gerontology
Training Agreement & Learning Objectives? – Forms
Notes from the faculty chair.
- This is the online course you take?at the same time?as your internship
- You must have an internship site and completed Cooperative Education Training Agreement?before?you can be registered for and participate in GRN 280A
- You?can’t?register yourself for the GRN 280A course; Career Services submits the completed Cooperative Education Training Agreement for you and that is how you are registered for the course
- Identify your internship site
- Once you have your internship site identified, then you determine the Learning Objectives and Activities for your internship. These should be determined through conversation with the person who will be serving as your Internship Supervisor.
- Once you have your Learning Objectives and Activities determined, then you fill out the Cooperative Education Training Agreement form. Your Internship Supervisor at the internship site needs to fill out their part of the form, including signing it in a couple of places. *This is a fillable PDF form.
/careers/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2023/01/combinedtalo.pdf - Once you have completed the Training Agreement with your information and your Supervisor’s information, then you email the PDF form to me so I can complete my part of the form as your Internship Instructor.
- After the cooperative education instructor completes the form, they will email it to Career Services, who will then complete their? part and get you registered.
- Once you are registered, you will be added to the GRN 280A course site. You can be added at any time in the term you are doing your internship.
Human Service – CJA
Multnomah County
Apply 2 Terms in advance – fill out the online application: www.multco.us/dcj/dcj-volunteers/steps-become-dcj-intern
Contact Stephanie Bolson at 503-988-5634 or stephanie.bolson@multco.us.
Washington County
Washington County District Attorney’s Office – Victim’s Assistance
Destinie R. Davis
Victim Assistance Specialist Volunteer/Intern Coordinator Washington County District Attorney’s Office
150 N. First Ave, MS 40 Hillsboro, OR 97124-3002
503-846-3758 fax: 503-846-3407
Washington Co. Sheriff- Sara Serna 503-846-2525
Clackamas County
Clackamas County Juvenile Department
Paula Mc Donald Clerical Supervisor 503-650-3115 or 3154
2121 Kaen Road Oregon City, Oregon 97045
503-655-8342 x7125?FAX:?503-655-8448
www.clackamas.us/juvenile
www.clackamas.us/juvenile/volunteer.html
Fire Protection
www.pcc.edu/careers/internships/getting-started
Training Agreement & Learning Objectives? – Forms
FP 280A – 3 credit course?(120 hours) over the course of a term (schedule is determined by the site)
- Prerequisites FP 112 FP123 & EMS106
- Stephen Best is the instructor for the FP Co-op.
stephen.best@pcc.edu cell 503-758-5504 - Attend coop meetings, meet with the employment specialist once a term, and keep a reflection journal and log your time
- You will need to be affiliated with a Fire department or district as an intern
- Don’t have a department? That’s ok see your Career Specialist (CA Career Center) SSB 106. Call to make an appointment with Tanya at 971-722-5600.
- Have a department. Great! Your next step is to attend the next Mandatory meeting for FP 280. You can get the dates from Tanya as well. Your Site Captains will know what you need to learn for every term you are enrolled
Fire Protection Local Contacts
Fire Employers – Washington
- Clark Co Fire and Rescue (Has a cadet for 16-20 yr. old)
- Clark Co Dist 6
- Clark Co Dist 3
- East County (Clark) Camas & Washougal
- City of Vancouver
Fire Employers – Oregon
- TVF&R
- Clackamas
- Portland (No coop or volunteer) Has a cadet program (16-20 yr. old)
- Estacada
- Clatskanie
- Columbia Co.
- Forest Grove/Cornelius Fire/Dundee (Western WA. Co. Fire)
Sample Learning Objectives
- Criminal Justice Learning Objectives – samples
Fire students – Your captain/supervisor will outline your objectives
Internships and Study Abroad
OHSU Summer Research Internships – www.ohsu.edu/outreach/higher-education-programs
MECOP/CECOP
A unique program for undergraduate students in engineering and computer science, enabling them to gain real-world professional experience through two 6-month, paid internships while completing their degree program. Consider yourself eligible for the program if you are planning to apply to the upper division this coming April (for Fall 2022 admission).?To learn more the MECOP?website?(www.mecopinc.org). Feel free to email Frank Goovaerts (fhg@pdx.edu) with specific questions.
International Internships/Study Abroad
- Federal Internships (domestic & international)
- Interning Abroad
- Go Overseas
- IES Internships
- CIEE
- CIS Abroad
- CAPA
- ISEP