An e-Portfolio submitted by Mahvrick S. De Leon
In partial fulfillment of the requirements in subject,
Cooperative Education and Special Study (EDUC218)
My name is Mahvrick, a graduate school student of Rizal Technological University. I am taking up the course on Master of Arts in Public Administration and this would be my terminal semester. Everyone can agree that I am an easy-going person, a get-go buddy if in case you want someone to talk to.
Right now, I am dealing with my studies and working full-time as a government employee to the newly legislated department for OFWs, the Department of Migrant Workers, by virtue of R.A. 11641.
Cooperative Education transforming the traditional internship model into a
better integrated learning modality for Rizal Technological University students.
Cooperative education has its beginnings at the University of Cincinnati, when Herman Schneider introduced relevant work experience as part of the engineering curriculum, referring to it as the "cooperative plan". The history of development of cooperative education in the US is of interest to the Asian region as there are some similarities with the expanding of cooperative education in the Asian region. The shift to learner-centered education to adopt. The enactment and practice of those concepts and intents must be contextualized to the cultural context within it is situated.
Training agencies is expected to be aware of the objectives of the program. They must interview and select students for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, creed, or handicapping condition. As the administration of schoolwork, the school must assure compliance with the policies of the Philippine Department of Education and Philippine Commission on Higher Education and the program of study. On the other hand, student-trainee is expected to maintain a good attendance record, not only at school but also on the job. He or she must complete all requirements on the training plan, cooperate with coordinator in securing an appropriate on-the-job placement and conform to the rules and regulations of training station. Conclusively, students must participate in employer recognition activities by maintaining proper decorum, conducting self in a businesslike manner, be prompt, courteous, and groomed according to the training supervisor's requirements.
Although, cooperative education is beneficial, there are some downsides. The negative implications do not fully compromise the number of students undertaking the study, but rather how the program will affect the government's future funding for education. A huge burden that cooperative education brings to the education institution is financial struggles. The financial struggles come from the schools and universities who put pressure on the departments of education for funding to keep the program going. Implications directly to the students who participate in cooperative education is mainly based on direct learning at their institution, whether it is school or university. The cooperative education program takes students away from school or university. The slow drift of co-op becoming centralized and service-focused has come at the cost of research active co-op academics who will likely have a better appreciation of structuring a learning experience and be informed by recent developments of understanding of the co-op learning process. However, whatever the structural or administrative role or label for the co-op practitioner.