Making every day Career Day
BEP Waterloo Region is a charity that helps youth in grades 7 to 12:
- Explore their career options.
- Set goals. Identify pathways.
- Begin to proactively manage their career journey.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
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Real world work experiences and insights for teens
Experiential Learning provides opportunities for grade 7 - 12 students to participate in rich learning experiences connected to a community outside school; reflecting on those experiences; and applying their newly gained knowledge.
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Cooperative Education for High School
Co-operative Education is a learning partnership that provides high school students with valuable work experience while they are earning credits towards their graduation diploma.
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Specialist High School Majors
The Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) program offers grade 11 and 12 students the chance to explore a specific community, economic or industrial sector to prepare for post-secondary destinations.
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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a School to Work program that opens the door for grade 11 or 12 students to explore and work in apprenticeship occupations.
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Volunteering & Community Service
Community service is a volunteer role performed by one or more people to improve the lives of others, make the community a better place to live or care for our world.
Discover your ideal experiential learning opportunity
With so many experiential opportunities to be involved with, it may be difficult to know where to begin.
Whether you are a student, educator, business, or community organization, you can use this tool to find the types of experiential learning that suit you best, based on your goals and interests.
A big thank-you to our sponsors
Everything we accomplish for youth in Waterloo Region is possible thanks to the vision and leadership of our partners. Thank you!