Types of Work-Based Learning Activities :: Education School Educational Papers

Types of Work-Based Learning Activities Work- found learning programs light in many forms and sizes. They may be knowing exclusively for students at the secondary or postsecondary level or for students at both levels. Work-based learning programs may be schoolwide, districtwide, regional, or statewide, or they may be based on a combination of local and statewide implementation and oversight. Michigans school-to-work system, for example, is designed and implemented by state and local personnel who work collaboratively to base partnerships of employers, schools, labor organizations, p arnts, students, and community members to meet their local community needs by offering one or more occupational learning and life history exposure activities (Ingham Intermediate School District ISD 1995a). The following forms of work-based learning are part of the occupational learning component of Michigans work-based learning system (Ingham ISD 1995a, 1995b) - contract Instruction--career and tech nical education instruction and support run provided to students by a business, industry, or private educational agency through formal write agreements with public education agencies - Cooperative Education--programs combining classroom instruction with physical exertion (part- magazine jobs during the school year or periods of study and employment vary on a full-year, semester, or parallel basis) - School-to-Apprenticeship--work-based programs in which employers, employer associations, or employers and unions take a shit programs allowing steep school students to participate in registered apprenticeships while completing their high school graduation requirements - Registered Apprenticeship--conventional apprenticeship programs registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training - Career Exploration--programs involving job follow and/or worksite mentors) - Service Learning--programs combining meaningful community service with academician learning, pe rsonal growth, and civic responsibility - Career Internships--programs in which students spend time in a business, industry, or other organization to gain keenness and direct experience - Career Academies--schools typically organized around a single employer or consortium of employers in an industry, and designed to increase sentiency of career opportunities within particular occupational areas and teach the basic, life, and employment skills indispensable for jobs or further training - School-Based Enterprises--programs in which groups of students produce goods or services for sale Another possible form of work-based education is work-based tech prep, which Bragg (1995) distinguishes from conventional tech prep programs on the basis of the higher visibility of employers. In work-based tech prep models, employers help develop formal plans linking students school-based and work-based learning at present to their career goals, they provide formal work-based experience s, and they sponsor mentors and coaches.