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Tech Prep Foundation. Innovative Instructional Processes Module 8: Learning Outside the Classroom Workbased Learning. Workbased Learning (progressive). WBL & Career Development go “hand-in-hand” Preparatory Services (middle school) Exploration Activity Progressive SYSTEM

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Tech Prep Foundation

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  1. Tech Prep Foundation Innovative Instructional Processes Module 8: Learning Outside the Classroom Workbased Learning

  2. Workbased Learning (progressive) • WBL & Career Development go “hand-in-hand” • Preparatory Services (middle school) • Exploration Activity • Progressive SYSTEM • Not just activities • Job Shadowing • Internships (co-op, extended campus, etc) • Tech Prep Youth Apprenticeships • Related to academic programs & career goals

  3. Workbased Learning Definition • WBL consists of planned career and skill development activities which are designed and developed cooperatively by education, business, industry, parents, and labor representatives to provide learners with quality education- to-careers transition experiences.

  4. WBL Experiences • Career Development WBL Experiences • Planned activities which allow learners to explore various career pathways in order to make informed career decisions • Skill Development WBL Experiences • Planned activities which allow learners to develop skills for a specific career in technical programs

  5. Career Development WBL • Essential Elements • Progressive • Defined responsibilities • Interest/aptitude related • Reflect work requirements • Promote education & career planning • Increase employability skills • Career assessment • Address societal needs

  6. Career Development WBL (cont.) • Types of career development WBL experiences • Field Trips • Job Shadowing • Speakers

  7. Skill Development WBL • Elements • All aspects of the industry • Written agreement • Instruction plan • Workplace mentor • Employability skills • Hands-on experiences • Assessment • Articulation • Federal & state laws

  8. Skill Development WBL (cont.) • Types of skill development WBL experiences • Paid experience (school year) • Unpaid experience (school year) • Paid (summer) • Unpaid (summer) • Community Service Learning

  9. Sample Progressive System • 8th grade: career interest survey; field trips; career pathways; introduction to Tech Prep occupations • 9th & 10th grades: career fairs; job shadowing; Individual Career Plans (ICPs) • 11th & 10th grades: internships; ICPs; Tech Prep Youth Apprenticeships (TPYA) • Postsecondary: internships; clinicals; TPYA

  10. Tech Prep Youth Apprenticeship • Curriculum & course sequence • Recruitment & selection • Contract • Orientations • Work experience • Worksite mentor • Worksite mentor training • Evaluations • Staff development

  11. Worksite Training • Employees who supervise at the worksite are a critical part of the workbased learning system. Formal training of worksite trainers for apprentices (student learners) is necessary if Tech Prep programs are to attain the level of quality needed for a world-class workforce.

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