How is the work-based learning experience for a student facilitated?
Typically, a young person is assigned to a workplace mentor—an employee of the company or another individual approved by the employer. Mentors may include co-workers, school or community agency-sponsored job coaches, work-study coordinators, or vocational coordinators. The workplace mentor possesses the skills and knowledge to be mastered by the student and helps to instruct the student on the tasks assigned to him or her. This person also critiques the student’s performance and serves as the contact for the classroom teacher and the student’s employer.
