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

Types of Work-Based Learning Activities Work-based knowledge programs come in many forms and sizes. They may be designed altogether for students at the secondary or postsecondary level or for students at some(prenominal) levels. Work-based schooling programs may be schoolwide, districtwide, regional, or statewide, or they may be based on a combination of local and statewide slaying and oversight. Michigans school-to- fashion establishment, for example, is designed and implemented by state and local personnel who work collaboratively to establish partnerships of employers, schools, labor organizations, parents, students, and community members to meet their local community of necessity by offering one or more occupational skill and career exposure activities (Ingham Intermediate School District ISD 1995a). The following forms of work-based reading are part of the occupational learning component of Michigans work-based learning system (Ingham ISD 1995a, 1995b) - Contracted Instru ction--career and technical education charge and support military services provided to students by a business, industry, or private educational agency through schematic written agreements with public education agencies - Cooperative Education--programs combining classroom instruction with drill (part- time crafts during the school year or periods of study and utilization alternating on a full-year, semester, or parallel basis) - School-to-Apprenticeship--work-based programs in which employers, employer associations, or employers and unions establish programs allowing high school students to participate in registered apprenticeships while finish their high school graduation requirements - Registered Apprenticeship--conventional apprenticeship programs registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training - Career Exploration--programs involving job shadowing and/or worksite mentors) - Service Learning--programs combining meaningful community service with ac ademic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility - Career Internships--programs in which students strike down time in a business, industry, or other organization to crystalize insight and direct experience - Career Academies--schools typically organized close to a single employer or consortium of employers in an industry, and designed to amplification awareness of career opportunities within particular occupational areas and teach the basic, life, and employment skills required 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 traditional 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 directly to their career goals, they prov ide formal work-based experiences, and they sponsor mentors and coaches.