Work-Based Learning Initiative
Now that you're responsible for recruiting and retaining qualified employees, do you find it difficult to find prepared entry-level candidates that are ready to contribute? Now you and your organization can help solve this problem by preparing students to enter the workforce before they graduate.
The solution is called "Work Based Learning" (WBL) and the term summarizes a variety of activities that place students and educators in direct contact with private and public sector professionals, managers and administrators who can help them gain invaluable work experience, academic assistance, marketplace knowledge and career advice.
Below are the many options for participation. Contact us today and we'll discuss the best solution for your organization.
Program |
Description |
Job Shadowing |
Unpaid experience where a student follows an employer for a short period of time. |
Teacher Externships |
Educators are embedded in paid positions at businesses. |
Educator to Industry Tours |
Invite a group of educators to tour your business to develop a real world view. |
Industry to Educator Tours |
Send an employee to school to speak about a variety of topics with respect to their career. |
Internships |
Situations where students work for an employer for a specified period to learn about a particular industry or occupation. |
Apprenticeships |
An involved training investment for both the student and the sponsor, typically aimed at technical education curriculums. |
Cooperative Education |
Extended work experience that allows students to extend the classroom into a workplace setting over a period of school terms. |
Work Experience |
Limited term opportunities longer than job shadowing that allow students to learn about a particular occupation. |
Community Service |
Opportunities to serve the residents of the Peninsula through non-profit organizations that are committed to relief and support services. |
