This web page will provide specific information for Indiana schools and coordinators involved in cooperative education and internships. Information will be added as it becomes available. Updated 2006 versions of both manuals will be posted within the next three months. The updates will provide minor changes based on coordinator and business/industry input.

Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education Course Titles

Reminder: All cooperative education courses will be listed as one course with two components: the related class portion and the workbased learning portion. Be sure to check out the course titles below to get updated descriptions and course code numbers.

Cooperative Education Course Titles and Program Descriptions

Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP Code) Crosswalk

When reporting students in co-op programs to receive state CTE (vocational) funding on the Form 30A, the CIP code listed for each student should be based on the student's workbase learning site. The workbase learning site should match the student's career pathway interest. You may view the CIP Funding crosswalk on the web site. ICE programs may use any CIP listed on the crosswalk as long as it matches the student's career pathways. Specific co-op programs such as business, FACS, marketing, T & I, may only use CIP codes listed in their specific career cluster areas.

Cooperative Education Guidelines & Procedures Manual June 2007

The Indiana Cooperative Education Guidelines and Procedures Manual provides specific information to school administrators, teachers, advisory committees, and community leaders on guidelines for the development of any cooperative education program. Included in this PDF document are the following sections:

• Acknowledgements and Introduction (Includes administrative rules--23 pages)
• Section I (Cooperative Education Progams--7 pages)
• Section II (Responsibilities--15 pages)
• Section III (Advisory Committees--14 pages)
• Section IV (Related Class and state standards--34 pages)
• Section V (On-the-job-Training--17 pages)
• Appendix (74 pages)

Please print off ALL sections of the document so you will have all the necessary information for operating a successful cooperative education program. A CD of the manual is also available for a fee of $10, which includes cost of CD and shipping and handling. The CD has interactive links and also provides you with the documents in a Word format. For more information on purchasing a CD, contact Barb Beadle.

Q & A on Internships January 2008

http://www.indianachamber.com/email/indianainternnet/hsinternshipstandards.html

Internship Manual Guidelines and Procedures November 2007

The Indiana Internship Manual Guidelines and Procedures provides specific information to school administrators, teachers, advisory committees, and community leaders on guidelines for the development of any internship program.

Please print off ALL sections of the document so you will have all the necessary information for operating a successful internship program. A CD of the manual is also available for a fee of $5, which includes cost of CD and shipping and handling. The CD has interactive links and also provides you with the documents in a Word format. For more information on purchasing a CD, contact Barb Beadle.

IICCA Turkey Run Workshop for Cooperative Education Coordinators

Workshop will be held at Turkey Run State Park June 16-19, 2008. If you are a cooperative education teacher in any discipline, you will want to attend this workshop to network with other co-op coordinators. You will receive materials that other coordinators will share, hear federal and state update and labor laws, and have many more opportunities to hear special speakers and get new ideas. A detailed agenda and registration material will be posted by March, 2008. (CRU credit available and some universities may offer college credit)

For further information on cooperative education programs such as Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education or internship programs, you may contact:

Barbara Beadle, State Program Specialist
Business, Marketing, Information Technology and Cooperative Education
Office of Career and Technical Education
317.232-9179
bbeadle@doe.state.in.us