Community Integration Through Cooperative Education

The two-year Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program is designed to enhance academic and vocational skills for individuals with exceptionalities and other significant learning challenges.

Students take core courses in topics such as human relations and communications, job skills, life skills, computer skills, and health and wellness. In addition, students take modified programming, with support from Learning Facilitators, from a Fleming diploma program of their choice in (subject to change and to availability):

• Early Childhood Education
• Fitness and Health Promotions
• Police Foundations
• Educational Support
• Business
• Trade Fundamentals
• Personal Support Worker

Courses in these areas have been intentionally modified to suit the unique learning needs. These modified courses will allow the CICE students to develop applied learning and life skills.

Throughout the program, students will participate in work placements intended to develop and enhance skills and provide the opportunity to practice essential employability skills such as time management, strengthen independence and self-confidence, and practice and explore vocational goals.

A Police Record Check, including the Vulnerable Sector Screening is required by work placement agencies.

Graduate equipped with skills to:

• Take ownership and advocate for opportunities and individual accommodations for learning, academics, work and life
• Demonstrate essential skills to create pathways for work, life and learning
• Assess a variety of adult academic, social, professional and community experiences to inform ongoing decisions and actions
• Make meaningful contributions to the college and external community that promote accessibility, inclusion and integration

Step 1:

Complete and submit your application to ontariocolleges.ca by February 1

Step 2:

Complete the CICE program application form

Step 3:

Email the following documents to cice@flemingcollege.ca

• Document of Disability (may include proof of DSO, ODSP, etc.)
• Document of Academic Needs (may include IEP, psychological assessment, etc.)

Please include the following information in the subject line:

• Applicant Last Name, First Name

Scanned copies of these documents are best. However, clear photos of each page are also acceptable. Alternatively, please mail copies (not originals) of these documents to:

Patty Thompson

Program Coordinator - Health and Community Services

Fleming College
599 Brealey Drive
Peterborough, ON
K9J 7B1

Step 4:

If you meet eligibility requirements, you will be contacted by the CICE Program Coordinator to arrange the final step in the application process, which is an interview.

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC), or equivalent, Certificate of Accomplishment, or 19 years of age or older
• Demonstrated academic needs which require curriculum modifications in order to succeed
• A level of independence that does not require constant support or supervision
• The ability to manage transportation to the college and to field placements
• The ability to take part in an interview to determine program suitability, area of interest, and personal goals

Students pay regular college tuition and fees for 2 year programs. The program is OSAP-eligible (for those who qualify) and students are eligible to apply for bursaries administered by the Financial Aid office. For information on financial assistance for students with disabilities, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/education/grants/disabilities.html 

• Participate with equal opportunity in regular college programs, services and activities.
• Acquire essential employability skills and develop an exit plan to continue to use and enhance those skills.
• Develop and strengthen their functional academic skills.
• Pursue their personal areas of academic and workplace interests.
• Participate with their peers in areas of social and life skills development in a college setting.
• Enhance the quality of their life through their increased sense of independence, inter-dependence, self-advocacy, and self-confidence.
• Learn in a variety of situations.
• Participate confidently and effectively as contributing members to the whole community (learner, employee, college, workplace and the broader community).

PC / Windows

• Operating System:
  Windows 10
• Processor:
  Core i5 - 1.6Ghz minimum
• Memory:
  8GB minimum
• Hard Disk:
  160GB minimum

Apple / MacOS

• Operating System:
  MacOS 10.12 or newer
• Processor:
  Core i5 6th Gen or better
• Memory:
  8GB minimum
• Hard Disk:
  160GB minimum

Internet Connection: 2.5 Mbps Download and 3.0 Mbps Upload (minimum)