Work-Based Learning Strategies
April 24, 2015
Amy Girardi
Deborah Kobes
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Models of Work-Based Learning
Internships
• Bounded period of real work experience that includes guided learning opportunities by employer and supplements an educational or training program
• Targeted to jobseekers
• Variations: – Co-op
– Paid
– Unpaid
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Work-Based Courses
• Credit-bearing college courses that are co-designed and co-taught by college faculty and employers to meet academic course learning objectives in a way that maximizes, formalizes, and assesses learning that occurs on the job
• Targeted to incumbent workers
• Example: Jobs to Manufacturing Careers – JFF project conducted in partnership with Owensboro Community and Technical College
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On-the-Job Training
• Employer provides formalized training on the job site that is needed for specific occupations
• Targeted primarily to jobseekers, can be for incumbent workers
• Example: National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Boeing OJT project –10 OJT programs across the country, placing 101 individuals with 39 manufacturers
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Apprenticeship
• Combination of formalized workplace learning and classroom learning to develop highly skilled workers, lasts up to several years
• Targeted primarily to incumbent workers, can be for jobseekers
• Variations– Registered
– Unregistered
• Example: Bunker Hill Community College – Taxation Program, linked with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue leading to an Associate degree or certificate.
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Mentorship Models
• Learn and Earn mentorship rotations focused on providing variations of work experience, exposure to a wide array of careers, and transferrable skills.
• Targeted to jobseekers, primarily Opportunity Youth
• Variations:– YouthBuild
• Example: Tulane University Earn and Learn Program with Delgado Community College
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Implementation Considerations
• What are your specific goals for work-based learning?
• Who is your target population?
• Who are your partners? (Education and training providers, local industry associations, employers, other stakeholders?)
• If local employers are already on board, what are their needs and expectations from work-based learning? If not on board, what do you need to communicate to them for buy-in?
• What resources are available to you, both in terms of funding and capacity-building for design?
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