Halton Canadian Forces Co-op

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Halton Canadian Forces Co-op

• The Military Cooperative
• Education Option

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What You Need To Know

• The basics
• Opportunity to develop your personal leadership
  skills, self-confidence, and ability to work in
  team settings
• Earn 4 High School Credits
• Make money
• Get a nationally recognized certification

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The Details

• The demanding physical and mental training will
  help to boost your sense of self and purpose ?
  helping to build your self-esteem and advocacy.

HONOUR
SUCCESS
STRENGTH
INTELLIGENCE
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Your Education

• The Canadian Forces Co-op will allow you to earn
  4 Credits
• 2 Cooperative education credits for your military
  training
• 1 Healthy Active Living Credit
• AND
• 1 Senior English Credit

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Get Paid

• You have the chance to MAKE money while going to
  school. During your placement with the army, you
  earn approximately 212.00 per week ? for going
  to co-op!

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Certified

• Through your Co-op placement with the Army, you
  could earn your Basic Military Qualification
  (B.M.Q.) followed by your Basic Military
  Qualification Land (B.M.Q. Land)
• Both of these qualifications are highly valued if
  you are thinking of
  applying for the Police or the
  Fire Fighting Services.

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Job Opportunity

• Once you have finished the Basic
  Military Qualification Land course, you have the
  chance to stay on with your unit as a reservist,
  where you can earn the bulk of the years pay
  the summer unit training season.

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Units Involved
705 Communication Squadron (Signals)
11 Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery (Guns)
Argyll Sutherland Highlanders of
Canada (Infantry)
23 Hamilton Service Battalion (Support Unit)
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Infantry)
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How to Sign-Up Part 1

• Visit your Student Services/Guidance Office.
• Request an application for the SOUTH Halton
  Canadian Forces Co-op Program and send it with
  your transcript to Joan Powell at the
  Halton Industry
  Education
  Council
• The Unit will try to
  contact you TWICE, then
  you MUST
  follow-up
  (Call them)

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How to Sign-Up Part 2

• You can also visit the School to Career website
  and download an application for the Canadian
  Forces Co-op for SOUTH Halton to begin the
  process yourself. (Guidance will have to send in
  this form with your transcript)
• http//www.schooltocareer.ca/reserve/

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What you Need to Have to Qualify

• You must be a minimum of 16 years of age (Birth
  Certificate to prove)
• You must be a Canadian Citizen
• You must have completed15 high school credits to
  be interviewed (end of grade 10 for most
  students)
• Social Insurance Number Bank
  Account for payments

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What Tests/Processes you will Need to Complete

• The application process can take 6 8 weeks to
  complete ? so start soon!
• You will need to write the Canadian Forces
  Aptitude Test without the aid of a calculator
• You will undergo a medical exam
• You will have an interview with your selected
  unit
• You will need to complete ALL the paperwork
  (Listed on the following slide)

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The Paper Work

• Completion of the following forms
• DND 2170 Employment Application Form
• TBS/SCT 330-23E Personal Screening and Consent
  Form
• Standard Letters of Reference (from three
  persons)
• Preparation for Interview Form
• All of which can be found on-line at
• http//www.rhli.ca/recruiting/recruitcd/forms.html
  
• ? The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth
  Regiment) Recruiting Website

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Unit Resources
705 Communication Squadron (Signals)
23 Hamilton Service Battalion (Support Unit)
11 Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery (Guns)
Argyll Sutherland Highlanders of
Canada (Infantry)
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Infantry)
www.11rca.ca
www.commres.forces.gc.ca
www.argylls.ca
www.RHLI.ca
www.army.dnd.ca/23service_battalion
http//www.schooltocareer.ca/reserve/