Henry County SchoolsHenry County Schools

Work-Based LearningWork-Based Learning

Work-Based LearningWork-Based Learning

““Learning a Living”Learning a Living”

through employer, student through employer, student

and teacher relationshipsand teacher relationships

What is WBL?What is WBL?Work Based Learning

• Partnership involving the school, employer, student, instructor, and parent

• Aligns in-school instruction with on-the-job training

• Opportunity to earn high school elective credit while learning and earning on the job

• Planned and supervised by the Work-Based Learning Instructional Leader according to a signed Training Plan and Agreement

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ESD (Employability Skills Development)

• Has completed at least one CTAE course or is currently enrolled in a CTAE course

• Has an entry- level paying job

• Job doesn’t necessarily “match” coursework

• Limited to 25% of caseload

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Cooperative Education

• Is currently enrolled in a CTAE course

• Has a paying job

• Job responsibilities are an application of what is being learned in a CTAE class in which they are enrolled

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Internship

• Student has completed at least one CTAE course

• Has a paid or non-paid position

• Job responsibilities must match course work

• If no CTAE course is offered at school, WBL Ieader can choose to “link” student to completed academic work

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Youth Apprenticeship

• Has completed at least one CTAE course (has received 144 hours of instruction)

• Is committed to accumulating 2000 hours of on-the-job training (continued tracking after graduation)

• Has a highly skilled job with a progressive pay scale

• Is committed to pursuing post-secondary training

• All three pieces are related to the same career pathway (coursework/job/post-secondary)

Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning Facilitators are responsible for…Facilitators are responsible for…

•Scheduling guest speakers for classrooms

•Providing bulletins, trade magazines, presentations or other appropriate resources

•Assisting with coaching CTSOs

•Conducting presentations or lessons on career awareness or career exploration

•Presenting lessons on work-related issues

•Arranging field trips

Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning Facilitators are responsible for…Facilitators are responsible for…

•Conferencing with students regarding career plans

•Working with counselors to identify appropriate students for placement in WBL

•Coordinating Career Expo, Taste of Technical, Mock Interviews, mini-workshops, job shadowing, PROBE fairs, and/or other school-wide

opportunities

•Ensuring articulation agreements are in place

•Assisting CTI coordinator with WBL

Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning Facilitators are responsible for…Facilitators are responsible for…

•Serving as liaison between school, middle school, industry, and post-secondary

•Presenting career awareness and career exploration lessons at middle schools

•Visiting new employers and cultivating new training opportunities

•Coordinating advisory committee

•Building strong public relations connections through media exposure

And in our spare time…And in our spare time…•Visit current students on job sites

•Assess students for course credit

•Insure that students are placed on jobs that comply with state and federal regulations

•Maintain student records and files

•Prepare and submit all state reports

•Plan and conduct meetings to teach employability skills

•Assist students in creating WBL portfolio

•Confer with parents and/or instructional teachers concerning student progress

ECP – Education Career ECP – Education Career PartnershipPartnership

• New format – single system

• Activities and initiatives will originate from county office

• Dual Enrollment, articulation agreements

• Liaison between high school and post secondary

• Broader scope

• Middle school connection

If I can helpIf I can help

Mrs. Joyce Atkinson

jatkinson@henry.k12.ga.us

QuizQuiz

On a sheet of notebook paper, title it “What is WBL” and write the answer1. What does WBL stand for?2. A student who took Business Essentials as a 9th grader has a job

placement in the attendance office, what type of WBL student is he/she?3. A student is currently taking Family & Consumer Science is working at

O’Charley’s, what type of WBL student is he/she?4. A student has taken Public Safety is working at Zaxby’s, what type of

WBL student is he/she?5. A student has taken Chorus is working at a music store, what type of WBL

student is he/she?6. A student who has taken the Ag Science class for 3 years, is currently

taking the 3rd year, works for a show horse company, plans to attend veterinary school and continue working through college would be what type of WBL student?

7. A student took Early Childhood Education in the 11th grade and as a senior he/she is now working at a day care, what type of WBL student is he/she?

8. What type of student are you? Word your answer in the same format as the questions above.

9. Name 3 things the facilitator is responsible for?10. What is the name of your facilitator?