Career & College Connection

4: Emphasize

Emphasize the importance of work-based learning. 

  • How do I get a job without any experience? How do I get experience without having a job?  This is a dilemma that many students face as they prepare themselves for graduation and beyond.  Work-based learning allows students to combine classroom learning with professional work experience in their chosen field of study. Your son or daughter can sample career options by participating in a work-based learning opportunity or by experimenting with part-time or summer employment.

Work-Based Learning

Work-based learning provides students with opportunities to study complex subject matter as well as vital workplace skills in a hands-on, "real life" environment. Students have opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the classroom to tasks performed in the workplace or community.

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