打工不限年齡
There are many stereotypes about work/study abroad programs.
一般人對於打工渡假、打工遊學都會有一些刻板印象，
stereotype(n.)刻板印象
For example, people generally think the work is less skilled, usually on a farm and that the experience doesn’t help one’s English.
例如：勞力工作性質、較無技術條件的勞工、在農場工作、英文不會變好等等印象，
generally(adv.)通常skilled(adj.)有技術的
Many employers do not take job seekers with working holiday experience seriously when looking at a job application as they do not think it is relevant to the real workplace.
許多企業主管甚至完全看不上打工渡假的經歷，認為經歷與職場是脫鉤的。
employer(n.)雇主、employee雇員job seeker求職者job application工作申請be relevant to有關連workplace工作場合
Canada`s work/study program, or ‘co-op program’ as it is often called, turns these stereotypes on their head.
但加拿大的打工遊學制度（簡稱Coop）可以說是完全推翻上述的認知，
turn sth. on its head徹底改變觀感、想法
Canada’s co-op program should not be confused with Canada’s working holiday visa program, as they are quite different.
這個專案跟加拿大的打工度假制度完全不一樣。
be confused with混淆、搞混
Through a co-op, one can obtain a Canadian diploma or certificate.
這個制度甚至還可以取得加拿大文憑！
obtain(v.)=get獲得diploma(n.)學位certificate(n.)證明、證書
Co-op programs are similar to Taiwan’s educational exchange programs.
加拿大的打工遊學，類似台灣的建教合作專案，
be similar to與…相似educational(adj.)教育的
Not only do co-ops offer technical jobs, but many people in the program must complete course hours in class before they can find employment in their industry.
不但有分技職，還必須在學校修滿一定的課程時數才能到業界就職，
offer=provide提供technical(adj.)技術的complete(v.)完成employment(n.)雇用
Schools also provide job counseling.
學校也會在這過程中提供求職輔導，
counseling(n.)輔導、職涯輔導
On top of that, these programs are often very affordable.
而且費用非常平價。
on top of that還有、而且affordable(adj.)可負擔的
Tuition fees differ depending on the co-op’s program.
以學費來說，依照專案性質不同也會有不一樣的收費。
tuition fee學費differ(v.)使不一樣depend on依照、取決於
One program offers a one-year stay for about NTD 200,000.
台幣20萬左右就有可以待滿一年的專案，
If you choose to attend night school at certain colleges, you can apply for a 2-year stay for NTD 200,000.
如果選擇某些學院的夜間部，甚至有20萬台幣左右可以待滿加拿大兩年的專案，
When finishing the program, you can obtain a Canadian diploma or certificate, recommendation letters and formal workplace experience.
學業完成後，不但可以獲得國外文憑（證照）、企業推薦信、海外正式職場的經驗，
formal(adj.)正式的
Salaries are also available through co-ops.
也有薪水可領，
salary(n.)薪水available(adj.)可獲取的
Many applicants are paid standard Canadian wages, and there are a variety of technical jobs available in business, hotel service, design, fashion, web page and app development, film production and so on.
不少案例都是比照當地的正式員工給薪，且技職種類相當多，像是商業、飯店、設計、時尚、網頁與APP、電影製作等等，
applicant(n.)申請人wage(n.)薪資a variety of各式各樣的and so on=and so forth等等
Participants can also work part-time while taking technical courses.
另外技職課程期間還可以有薪工讀，
participant(n.)參與者
Not only can co-op participants experience foreign life and earn income, but they can also gain truly valuable work experience.
如此一來，不只是能體驗國外生活，獲得收入之餘，也能得到未來求職的燙金履歷。
earn(v.)賺取income(n.)收入gain(v)增加truly(adv.)真正地
Because most co-ops have no age restrictions, many office workers from Taiwan aged between 25 and 40 years old have taken advantage of the program over the past 3 years.
由於加拿大Coop不限年齡，近三年台灣非常多25至40歲的上班族靠此方式轉換跑道，
restriction(n)限制take advantage of利用
Therefore, Canadian colleges are gradually restricting the proportion of Chinese students who can participate.
所以加拿大學院也慢慢限制華人比例，
gradually(adv.)逐漸restrict(v.)限制=limitproportion(n.)額度
If you don’t have a large budget, a co-op is a very pragmatic and easy way to work and study abroad, but you’d better move fast to get a spot!
如果你也有到海外進修與就業的打算，又沒有太多預算的話，這種方式非常務實又容易達成，不過動作可能要加快了！
budget(n.)預算pragmatic(adj.)實際的move fast動作快spot(n.)位置