RAP STUDENT
GUIDE
PH.
460‑8490
AFTER
READING THIS STUDENT GUIDE, PLEASE DO THE STUDENT
TEST.
10/05
RAP Program
PART
1 ‑ GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE RAP COURSE
PART
2 ‑ PRE‑EMPLOYMENT CLASS ASSIGNMENTS, FORMS AND TIME SHEETS
How to Prepare
a Meaningful Résumé
Information
about your employer
Follow‑up
Letter after interview
SAMPLE
FORMS:
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Social Insurance Number Before
you begin your RAP, you MUST obtain your Social Insurance Number (SIN) from any
Employment and Immigration Canada office. You MUST take your birth certificate
and a second piece of ID with you.
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PART 1 ‑ GENERAL INFORMATION
About The RAP Course
What are the RAP Programs?
The Registered Apprenticeship
Program consists of placing the students in workstations at places of
employment within the community. The
purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with the world of work,
to give them the opportunity for either apprenticeship programs or permanent
employment. Supervision and
evaluation is done by both the RAP Coordinator (teacher) and the
Workstation Supervisor (employer).
What Courses
are offered at Bellerose?
This course consists of 125 hours at a
workstation for each 5 credits.
Credits are issued in multiples of 5 (125 Hours). Students may get from 5 to 40 credits
if a passing grade of 50% is obtained.
Usually,
the first 125 hours is a trial period and regarded as Work Experience with NO
pay.
1. RAP 15 (Prerequisite: CTR1010 and grade 11 or 12 student with 95%
attendance record and 65% current average).
This course consists of a minimum 125
hours for 5 credits. A 5-credit course
translates into 1.5 hours per day for the entire semester or 2.5 hours for 50
days or 8 hours per day for 15 work days.
The passing grade is 50%.
2. RAP 25a, b, and c (Prerequisite: RAP 15).
This course also consists of 125
hours for each of the 5 credit courses or 375 hours for RAP 25a, b and
c. It is usually taken after the RAP 15
level. Passing grade is 50%.
3. RAP 35a, b, c, and d (Prerequisite: RAP 25c).
This course consists of 125 hours at a
workstation for 5 credits or up to 500 hours for all 20 credits. This translates into 8 hours per day for 62.5
work days. A passing grade of 50% is
required.
In this program, a student must either find his/her own employment in a recognized apprenticeship trade or rely on Careers: The Next Generation to find them employment. The employer must:
a. agree to pay
minimum wage.
b. have a journeyman
on staff.
c. agree to sponsor
you as an apprentice.
What are the
Objectives of RAP Education?
The expectations for the RAP Program are that
Bellerose Composite High students will:
1. Have
an opportunity to participate in meaningful work.
2. Gain
an understanding of the importance of developing acceptable work habits,
good grooming and the need for self‑discipline.
3. Develop
an understanding of the positive attitudes for getting along with people.
4. Learn
about the organization of business and the relationships of employee
to employers, unions and government.
5. Be able to explore career opportunities.
6. Receive
assistance in making the transition from school to the world of work.
What are the
Benefits of RAP Education?
Throughout RAP Education, students will be aided in making career choices, preparing themselves for careers, developing a vocational identity and in making the adjustment to the world of work while still in school. More specifically, these programs will help students to:
1. Learn
useful skills on real jobs and under actual working conditions.
2. Develop
the necessary attitudes for successful job performance.
3. Develop
good work habits.
4. Develop
personality and poise.
5. Learn
to assume responsibility.
6. Develop
an appreciation of the dignity of honest work.
7. Learn
to get along with fellow workers and employers.
8. Be aware of the relationship between productivity and
earned wages.
9. Discover
the relationship between education and job success.
10. Learn about business through
participation.
11. Explore worth while jobs and
careers.
12. Make the adjustment to the work world
while still in school.
13. Obtain employer references.
Who is the
RAP Coordinator?
The RAP
Coordinator is the teacher responsible for:
1. Providing
vocational guidance to students.
2. Selecting
a proper workstation for the student.
3. Placing
the student in the workstation.
4. Providing
student orientation to the program as well as student inservices during the program.
5. Making
visitations to the workstation as required and speak to the student or
supervisor or both.
6. Having
the supervisor make periodic evaluations on the student.
7. Discussing
on the job problems with the student.
8. Maintaining
in‑school office hours of:
AS POSTED ON THE DOOR
Room 203
What is the Attendance Policy?
Students are required to attend
the workstation every regular school day.
If you are going to be absent from the workstation, you must do two
things.
1. Phone the supervisor and tell him/her that
you will not be in and why. Do this before your starting time at the
station.
If you are going to be late, phone
and give them a time when you expect to arrive.
2. You must also phone the school (460‑8490) and inform the school of your absence.
Repeated absences or lates can result in a student being fired or withdrawn from the workstation. If you are fired from your workstation, see your RAP coordinator immediately.
What are the Hours of Work?
RAP
hours are from 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Monday to Sunday. The most advantageous way of scheduling RAP is
to take an entire semester off from school and go to work full time.
You are recommended to work an average of
eight hours a day or 40 hours per week for a 5 credit to 40
credit course. RAP
students who are taking other in school courses should only work a recommended 2
hours per day on a school day.
What is the Workstation?
This is where the student
is placed for his/her RAP education. The
following should be noted regarding workstations:
1. Initially the student will be
interviewed by the employer at the workstation.
It is up to the student to establish the following with the employer:
A. The hours of work.
B.
The wage is nothing for the
first 125 hours. Teachers do not get involved.
C. RAP students must receive minimum wage after 125 hours.)
2. The employer has the right to establish
the dress and grooming code.
3. Any new employee always starts at the
bottom of the ladder and when that employee shows growth he/she is usually moved
up. Have patience.
4. RAP
has priority over a part time job.
5. RAP students must find their own
job.
6. Students
may change jobs at mid‑term if they find their own job.
7. As
you approach the completion of your RAP hours, please submit a written note
to the fact, to your RAP coordinator approximately 2 weeks from the date you
expect to be finished.
8. Students
taking other in school courses are not advised to work more than 4 hours per
day.
9. Drugs
or alcohol have no place in the work world.
Students found in the possession of or under the influence of either
will be automatically dismissed from the workstation, sent home and will be
withdrawn from the RAP program.
10. Students involved with a law
enforcement agency MUST advise the RAP Coordinator immediately.
Who is
the Workstation Supervisor?
The workstation supervisor
is your employer and is the person responsible for:
1. Laying
out the tasks and /or routines that the student is required to complete on
the job.
2. Signing the student's monthly
log sheet before it is turned into the RAP coordinator.
3. Evaluating
the student at mid‑term and at the completion of the course on a
Student Rating Form provided by the RAP co‑ordinator.
FORMS,
ASSIGNMENTS, ORIENTATION EXAM‑‑‑‑ 10%
EMPLOYER EVALUATION 90%
CO‑ORDINATORS INPUT‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ +, ‑5%
(attendance,
phoning in, attitude, etc.)
The employer's evaluation is done twice
during the semester; once at midterm, and once at the completion of your
hours. The mid‑term evaluation
is a progress report and has a value of 45% of your final mark. It will show you areas upon which you can
improve. If you are unclear about any of
the grading you receive from your supervisor, ask politely for an
explanation. The final evaluation
done by the employer will be worth 45% of your final mark. A copy of the evaluation can be found as a
web link to this manual.
Students
while at the workstation are considered to be employed by the Government of Alberta
and are covered by Worker's Compensation under a Department of Education
policy. This policy does not cover
travel to and from the workstation.
Should you require additional coverage, school insurance is available.
All
injuries must be reported by your employer within 72 hours of the occurrence of
an accident. Students must submit an accident report after
seeing a doctor or as soon as convenient. See your RAP Coordinator or your
Employer for the necessary forms or get the form from the following website http://www.wcb.ab.ca/workers/.
You will be
required to write an examination on this manual. It will be an open book
exam. You must know what is in this
manual and any notes you have taken during the lectures before the exam. You MUST achieve a score of at
least 90% in order to proceed with the RAP course. You will be allowed several tries to achieve
this mark.
Term Paper
1. Due during the third week of the last
month of each semester (ie. third week of January or
June before final exams start).
2. The report must be handed
DIRECTLY to your RAP Coordinator.
3. It is a report on your RAP.
4. It must be a minimum of
200 words in length to get a passing mark (50%) or 400 words for full marks.
5. It should be typed and
placed inside a duotang.
6. The report will be marked on:
1. Content.
‑ tasks you
did
‑ your
responsibilities
‑ working
conditions
‑ relationship
with personnel
‑ education
required
‑ most
important thing learned
‑ things liked
most and least
‑ worth while
experience /70
2. Grammar,
spelling, punctuation. /10
3. Presentation (typed, title page, appearance, duotang). /15