Empowering innovation in education

As educators, we know there are multiple reasons why it’s important to get your work-based learning program right. But first and foremost (especially for at risk students), it is really about economic mobility.

Here are three things for school leaders to think about when deciding if they should add workplace learning or service opportunities into their school district’s curriculum or programming.

The McKinsey Global Institute has highlighted the traits of higher cognitive, social emotional, and technological as the three key skill sets in demand for the 2030 workforce.

Research shows that work based learning programs are critical and this article will discuss how visibility improves work based learning.

2022-2023 marks the first full academic year of Washington DC’s Advanced Internship Program, a new initiative designed to encourage high school juniors and seniors to explore a variety of career fields through hands-on internship opportunities. State Superintendent Dr. Christina Grant implemented the program in hopes that she could place students in fields like communications, business management, hospitality, information technology, engineering, architecture, and the health sciences so they could gain on-the-job experience that would guide their college choices and other post-secondary planning. 

As a CTE director or school administrator, it’s your job to create, maintain, and scale an engaging and effective work-based learning program for your students. This can seem like a daunting task, especially in larger districts where you need a strategy for managing hundreds of students at a time across dozens of work sites.

Here are three things for school leaders to think about when deciding if they should add workplace learning or service opportunities into their school district’s curriculum or programming.