Work-Based Learning: Where to Begin? | Origin: CS130
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Creating Work-Based Learning Programs - First Steps --> Work-Based Learning: Where to Begin?
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
A few things that stood out to me were finding your WBL champion and doing your research. I can see where both pieces work to make a more successful program...along with considering your stakeholders of course!
This part of the course includes all of the major individuals and components to make the WBL program a successful framework, standard, and experience for all of those involved. In addition, I appreciate the discussion about considering legislation and research which we can be rarely discussed at the programming level of higher education.
With regards to this section, I feel lucky in that our district has already started this work. We have several identified champions, as well as a strong relationship with our area Economic Development council. I feel the connections we establish with business and industry partners through this council have been far more beneficial than trying to develop and maintain relationships with civic and business organizations such as Chambers of Commerce or Rotary clubs.
I liked how they start this section with the value of professional networking and intra-community networking to identify the stakeholders and champions for the WBL program at your district/school, and doing WWW research. For research, they also provided the website (I opened it in new tab) for the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (currently FY2020-23 state plans and individual state profiles available from online data explorers). [Re: US DoEd Perkins V comprehensive local needs assessment required.]
I appreciate the link to the documents from Massachusetts, especially the Employability Skills Rubric. Rubrics are so hard to create from scratch, but it's much easier to respond to and develop your own from a solid example.
I appreciate seeing a difference between an advisory committee for my department and knowing that an advisory council can be formed for several programs at my school. Should we join the local Chamber of Commerce and begin building those relationships now as part of the community building process?
The suggestions on who to include on the advisory committee and where to find the needs of area employers were great ideas! I plan to contact our school board, city council, and county supervisors to see if I can talk about the work-based learning program we will be starting. In addition, I plan to develop my elevator pitch for our work-based learning program.
I like understanding of the stakeholders and there importance to workbased learning program. I believe recognizing how they will benefit a program will help a new program get started.
