Cooperative Education

Instructor: Mr. Mike Skupien
mskupien@ccctc.edu
1-814-765-5308

Co-op is a method whereby high school students are encouraged to work at a career occupation during part of their school day. It is a unique plan of education designed to integrate theoretical classroom and shop study with planned and supervised practical experience in selected educational employment assignments. This employment experience will assist students in establishing and achieving goals appropriate to their employment needs. This educational method includes alternating periods of classroom study and periods of practical experience

Clearfield County Career and Technology Center offers two Cooperative Education programs: Capstone and Diversified Occupations

Areas of Instruction:

Capstone
These are students enrolled in approved Career and Technical programs. The Cooperative Education program helps them “Cap Off ” their formal in-school training with related employment experiences at school-approved worksites.

Diversified Occupations
These students are those whose career objectives cannot be met by any of the existing in-school training education programs. Through this program, students are matched with related employment experiences and also participate in related classroom theory during school. See the Student Program Diversified Occupations for more information and curriculum.

Click here to visit the State School to Work Website

Click here to visit the National School to Work Website

4 Easy steps to apply 

Step 1: Find a job with at least 15 hours a week.
Step 2: Get a Co-op Enrollment Application from your high school guidance office.
Step 3: Complete the application.
Step 4: Mail the application into the CCCTC Co-op Coordinator. She will call you when the application is

Required Federal and State Clearances:

Pa State legislation, Act 153 of 2014 and Act 15 of 2015 requires that companies entering into co-op or internship agreements (paid and unpaid) with public schools designate one adult employee to secure federal and state clearances.  That individual will be selected in collaboration with the School-To-Career Coordinator and will be designated supervisor of the co-op or internship student.  The designated supervisor must have the following three clearances that will be valid for 60 months.

Act 114:  Federal Criminal History Record (Fingerprinting)
Act 34:  Pennsylvania State Criminal Record Check
Act 151:  Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance

Act 114-Apply  
Fee-$22.60 (subject to change)
1.Go to identoGO.com
2.Scroll down and choose digital fingerprinting
3.Choose Pennsylvania on the drop down and click GO
4.Scroll down and click digital fingerprinting
5.Enter the service code: 1KG6NX and click GO
6.Click on “schedule or manage appointment” and follow onscreen directions

 Once you register with the above process you will need to go to one of the places below for fingerprinting.

IdentoGO 
50 Bigler Rd 
Bigler, PA 16825

Hours:Monday – Friday: 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM

IdentoGO 
2910 Oklahoma Salem Rd 
Dubois, PA 15801-5832

Hours:Monday – Friday: 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM

To contact IdentoGO by phone, call 1-855-845-7434

Your results are emailed directly to you with the email you provide when you apply. Please print unofficial copy from your email and bring to the CCCTC so that we may retrieve your official copy.

Act 34-Apply online:  https://epatch.state.pa.us
Fee $20.00(subject to change)
Register and pay online and the results will be available immediately if no record is found, otherwise it may take a few weeks to receive results.  Be sure to document the control number and your name exactly as it was entered in the system.  Results can be retrieved at the same we address using the control number and exact name.  Forward results to rdusch@142.93.177.74.

Act 151-Apply online:  https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Fee $13.00(subject to change)
Enter identifying information including your email address.  You will be emailed a password.  Log back in with the password and change it to a password of your choosing.  This system will ask for addresses of your past residences and listings of everyone you have lived with.  After entering information, pay with your credit card.  You may select results in the form of an email and/or a hard copy that will be mailed to you.  Forward results to rdusch@142.93.177.74.

We recommend online registration for quicker processing but you also have the option of mailing forms to the different departments.