Lori, the co-op teacher at Ashley’s school had obtaineda universitydegreepriortoqualifyingas a teacher and had later completed additional qualifications courses in co-opeducation. Lori made presentations in Grade 10 classes to recruit students. Prospective students applied for the co-op program, were interviewed byLori,and,ifaccepted,wereexpectedtotakeprimary responsibility for creating a PPLP. The plan indicated where and how the student intended to achieve the coop credits. Lori reported in her interview that, because placementswere student driven, they were usually successful, thatis, moststudentsobtainedcreditsforco-op educationas well as relevantwork-basededucationand experience. A high percentage of the students secured part-timeorfull-timeemploymentwith theirco-opemployer or in a related workplace following the placement. WBE educators, in the focus group we held, respected this program because it enabled struggling studentstoearncredits, graduate,andobtainwork[16].