 Educational Outreach Consultant, Ministry of Labour
Tish Amico is on contract with the Ministry of Labour as an
Educational Outreach Consultant. Her role is to raise the level of awareness of
the health and safety resources that support Ontario curriculum expectations. Previously, Tish has served as a Director of the Ontario
Cooperative Education Association (OCEA) and has trained teachers on behalf of the
Ministry of Education on Coop policies across the province.
Tish was the lead
writer for the Grade 10 Guidance course, “Discovering the Workplace”, and was
on the provincial training and implementation team. She has also mentored Coop
teachers in writing PPLPs and Rich Tasks for Curriculum Services Canada. She was a teacher at the Toronto Catholic District School Board
in both the elementary and secondary panel for 30 years. Prior to her
retirement in 2005, she held the position of Pathways Project Leader – a project
that included leading teams from pilot schools in the implementation of
school-work programs with Cooperative Education as an essential component. In
addition to developing program resources and creating marketing and
communication vehicles, Tish worked to identify and expand experiential
learning opportunities for students.
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