Quality Work-Based Learning

It’s simple – everything works better together. Siloed learning is ineffective and limiting. Quality Work-Based Learning encourages youth to develop academic, technical and workplace/professional skills in career-focused education and training programs. Employers agree that new workers must have experience and mastery in all three of these skill areas, with an emphasis on professional skills. Quality Work-Based Learning helps build systems that connect youth to the real world of real work.

Examples of Our Work

A comprehensive, interactive web-based toolkit supports high schools that serve students engaged in CTE Career pathways. Created for the New York City Department of Education.
Four web-based toolkits support program partners engaged in the city’s youth workforce development system. Created for the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development.
An online toolkit supports high schools and community colleges engaged in the region’s Career Pathway programs and partners in Contra Costa County’s youth workforce development system. Created with Earn & Learn East Bay.
A Toolkit that supports P-TECH partnerships across the state of New York. Created with NYS P-TECH, it includes an employer engagement guide and support tools.

More Of Our Related Work

Below you’ll find a detailed list of our quality work-based learning experience.

This toolkit was designed to provide Kansas City, Kansas educators and youth program staff with everything they need to create high quality, safe and legal work-based learning experiences for students.

This toolkit provides resources and materials which are specific to state of Kansas laws, Kansas City, Kansas board policies, and district programs and practices.

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Designed as stand alone tools targeted to employer and labor partners as part of the California Employer and Labor Work-Based Learning initiative, these  “Can Do” guides provide strategies and approaches to providing safe and legal work-based learning experiences for high school students.

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Created for the California School-to-Career Inter-Agency Partners, the California Work-Based Learning Toolkit was built to support the implementation of School-to-Career practices across the state. The toolkit demonstrates how easy it is for employers, labor partners, educators and School-to-Career staff to create quality, safe and legal work-based learning experiences for students engaged in School-to-Career activities.  The toolkit provides a complete guide for educators and School-to-Career staff. The toolkit also provides a set of specific factsheets, tools and resources to help clarify issues and support quality work-based learning practices.

Visit the library to view and download this toolkit.