the other in a dealership or service facility. This does
not mean that 1 solid year is spent in school; rather
you spend 8 to 12 weeks at school, and then work for
8 to 12 weeks. The switching back and forth continues
for 2 years. Not only do you earn an hourly wage while
you are working, you also earn credit toward your
degree or diploma. While at work, you get a chance to
practice and perfect what you learned in school. Your
experiences at work are carefully coordinated with
your experiences at school; therefore, it is called a
cooperative program—industry cooperates with education.
Examples of this type of program are the
Chrysler CAPS, Ford ASSET, GM ASEP, and Toyota
T-Ten (in Canada these are called T-TEP) programs