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Henry County Schools

Henry County Schools. Work-Based Learning. Work-Based Learning. “Learning a Living” through employer, student and teacher relationships. What is WBL?. Work Based Learning Partnership involving the school, employer, student, instructor, and parent

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Henry County Schools

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  1. Henry County Schools Work-Based Learning

  2. Work-Based Learning “Learning a Living” through employer, student and teacher relationships

  3. 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 electivecredit 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

  4. Work-BasedLearning – 4 types of students • 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

  5. Work-BasedLearning – 4 types of students • 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

  6. Work-BasedLearning – 4 types of students • 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

  7. Work-BasedLearning – 4 types of students • 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)

  8. Work-Based Learning 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

  9. Work-Based Learning 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

  10. Work-Based Learning 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

  11. 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

  12. ECP – Education Career Partnership • 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

  13. If I can help Mrs. Joyce Atkinson jatkinson@henry.k12.ga.us

  14. Quiz On a sheet of notebook paper, title it “What is WBL” and write the answer • What does WBL stand for? • 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? • A student is currently taking Family & Consumer Science is working at O’Charley’s, what type of WBL student is he/she? • A student has taken Public Safety is working at Zaxby’s, what type of WBL student is he/she? • A student has taken Chorus is working at a music store, what type of WBL student is he/she? • 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? • 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? • What type of student are you? Word your answer in the same format as the questions above. • Name 3 things the facilitator is responsible for? • What is the name of your facilitator?

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