Cooperative Marketing
Education - 15
credits
The Cooperative Marketing Education program is designed to prepare students for entry level employment in marketing, management, merchandising, and service occupations. This program is often recommended for students who plan to attend post high school vocational and technical institutions, as well for those who plan to terminate their formal education upon graduation.
The students spend one-half day in the high school and one-half day at an approved job. During the time the students are employed in these work experiences, they are under the supervision of the teacher-coordinator as well as the employer. A training agreement is signed by the student, parents, school and employer. In addition to earning school academic credit, the students receive a paycheck each pay period for time spent on the job.
Acceptable categories of work are apparel (clothing), fashion design, advertising, visual merchandising, hospitality (host or hostess), finance, credit (banking), tourism (travel), food, restaurant marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, computers, vehicles, petroleum, gas communications, buying, marketing, and management.