How can employers and youth service providers maximize the benefits of work-based learning experiences?
The Work-Based Learning Plan can be an effective tool for opening up conversations about job expectations and skills, benefiting both the employer and the participant. The analysis shows that skill gain was HIGHEST for: • Participants whose WBLPs had longer-than-average job descriptions and skills/tasks descriptions; • Participants whose WBLPs had longer-than-average written goals and comments; • Participants whose job titles included the word intern; • Participants who were in programs in which employers provided jobs/internships for two or more participants. These findings DONT suggest that you have to write a lot in the Work-Based Learning Plan, or use the word intern in the job title, or set up work-based learning experiences for two or more students per employer. But these findings DO suggest that: • Any time and effort put into using the Work-Based Learning Plan effectively results in higher skill gain. The number of words in the WBLP was a measurable factor that was correlated w
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- What are some other ways employers can get involved in work-based learning besides providing a work-site experience for youth?
- Who in the community is involved in work-based learning experiences, and what are the benefits to participation?
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