Help- There’s a teenager in my bank!

1. Help- There’s a teenager in my bank! Wisconsin’s Finance Youth Apprenticeship UW- CEW Careers Conference 2012

2. Robin Kroyer-Kubicek Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Curriculum Coordinator for the WI Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD) • Jennifer Wegner WI Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) Business/IT Education Consultant • Ann Westrich WI Technical College System (WTCS) Career Prep Coordinator UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

3. K12 Financial Literacy in WI • www.dpi.wi.gov/finance UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

4. What do I want to be when I grow up? UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

5. www.wicareerpathways.org • Career Exploration • Career Assessment • Interactive for students • MiLocker; storage of data including resumes, searches etc. • Program of Study Builder • Student Site • Connects to Labor Market Information UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

6. Let’s take a closer look! • http://www.wicareerpathways.org/Students • http://www.wicareerpathways.org UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

7. YA Program Purpose • Integrates work-based learning in the school and worksite • Paid on the job experience and learning • Uses skilled job-site mentors • Demonstrate skill competencies thru OTJ performance evaluation • Different from standard Co-Op- • Apprentices learn skills in an occupational cluster; not just 1 task • Skills standardized statewide • Not just taking a college class UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

8. YA Program Timeframes 1. Two year program (Level II)- STANDARD • 900 hours of work site learning • 360 hours of related classroom instruction OR 2. One year program (Level I)- OPTION • 450 hours of work site learning • 180 hours of related classroom instruction UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

9. Curriculum Performance Based • Competency- Work Site Skill • Performance Standards- HOW to assess the skill at the worksite • Learning Objectives- RecommendedCONTENT needed to learn the skill UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

10. YA Required Skills REQUIREDof ALL YA students • Core Skills • Safety Skills • Technical Skills Aligned with the National Career Cluster Standards UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

11. Technical Skills Accounting Pathway • Basic • Advanced Banking Pathway • Basic • Advanced Insurance Pathway • Insurance Services ONE YEAR UNITS UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

12. Required Related Instruction Classroom instruction to supplementthe learning of the work site competencies. Defined in the Learning Objectives for each Competency (The CONTENT the students should know to master the Competency) CAN be delivered BY: • High School (e.g., Accounting, Personal Finance, Employability Skills) • Tech College (e.g., Accounting, Mortgage Lending, Finance YA) • Employer (e.g., ABA-CBT, AAFM, etc.) UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

13. Youth Apprenticeship Work-Based Learning (like YA) works to strengthen your school’s CTE programs AND community engagement activities UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

14. Implementing a Finance WBL Program • Research & document talent need & occupational growth/opportunities • Find worksites and students • Determine specific YA pathway units to offer • Determine classes to be required for that YA pathway unit (through the HS, TC, Employer, Online) • Provide employer mentor training on: • Learning Objectives to be covered OTJ • Assessing & scoring student performance UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

15. Recruiting Employers • Start with people you know • Business/Education partnerships • CTE advisory committees • Teachers’ spouses & Students’ parents • Word of Mouth • Consider the businesses you’d like to place students; then think of the people you know who know someone who works there • Yellow Pages/Internet • Make the cold-call. Start with the receptionist and work your way to the people who make the decisions UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

16. Recruiting Students • Advertise • Announcements at school, mailings to parents of sophomores & juniors • Consult with CTE teachers • Ask them who has a serious interest • Applications • Grades & Attendance • Accuplacer-Tech College Entrance Test • Separate the men & women from the boys & girls • Mock Interviews • Give them a chance to practice before the real deal • Job Shadows UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

17. Employer Comment: • This is a program that has a reciprocal effect. Not only is it an excellent opportunity for businesses to give back by training today’s youth to be productive professionals in the workforce, but the training & experience that mentors are able to provide helps give each student the best competitive edge possible for the rest of their working life. Often, the students that participate in the Youth Apprenticeship come back during college breaks, helping out businesses during those lean-staffed times and some even continue on as employees after graduation. UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

18. Student Testimonial • http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/youthapprenticeship/testimonials.htm UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

19. Questions UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

20. Resources • DPI Financial Literacy & Content Standards • http://dpi.wi.gov/finance/index.html • WI Career Pathways Website • http://www.wicareerpathways.org/default.aspx • WI Technical College System Programs • http://www.wtcsystem.edu/ • YA Website- Finance YA Program Information & documents • http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/youthapprenticeship/finance.htm UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

21. Robin Kroyer-Kubicek 920-236-0579 Rkkubicek@cesa6.org Jennifer Wegner 608-266-2348 jennifer.wegner@dpi.wi.gov Ann Westrich 608-261-4588 ann.westrich@wtcsystem.edu Thank You! UW CEW Careers Conference 2012