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About WBL

 

Work-Based Learning provides students with opportunities for instruction in both academic and occupational skills, career exploration, and guidance identifying employment and educational goals.

Students have the opportunity to connect what they learn in school with work-site application to enable a smooth transition into the work force and/or education beyond high school.

Work-Based Learning increases student motivation by showing the relevance between school and work, provides opportunities to explore possible career fields, helps to develop workplace responsibility, positive attitudes and work habits, and encourages the pursuit of education after high school.

Work-Based Learning students are required to participate in several activities throughout the school year to ensure they are prepared for life after high school. These activities include: Job Shadowing, Business and Industry Tours, Job Fairs, Professional Workshops/Training, College Tours, Mock Interviews, Career Fairs/Days, and hear from a variety of Guest Speakers.

The Work-Based Learning Coordinator will work closely with each Work-Based Learning student to ensure they have a plan in place for the next step of their educational/career journey.

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Benefits to Students

  • Increases motivation by showing the relevance between school and work

  • Provides opportunities to explore possible career field

  • Gives a realistic view of specific career fields

  • Helps to develop workplace responsibility, positive attitudes, and habits

  • Increases motivation by showing the relevance between school and work

  • Provides opportunities to explore possible career fields

  • Gives a realistic view of specific career fields

  • Helps to develop workplace responsibility, positive attitudes, and habits

  • Offers opportunities for leadership development

  • Improves job prospects after graduation

  • Allows for interaction with adults in a work-based setting

  • Encourages the pursuit of education after high school

Benefits to Employers

  • Offers a source of skilled and motivated future employees

  • Provides an opportunity to prepare and train future employees

  • Reduces the costs of recruitment and training

  • Improves employee retention

  • Offers an opportunity to provide community service

  • Increases employee visibility in the educational community

  • Encourages involvement in the curriculum development process

Work-Based Learning Categories

  • Employability Skills Development: focuses specifically on an application of employability skills at the job site where the student may not have completed the appropriately related coursework.

  • Cooperative Education: allows the student to be on a Work-Based Learning placement at the same time they are taking the related class or have taken the related course.

  • Internship: requires the student to have completed at least one unit in high school related to the occupational area of the job placement.

  • Youth Apprenticeship: requires training specific to a post-secondary credential which the employer and student is committed.