Work-Based Learning Resources

Welcome to the Work-Based Learning (WBL) resources page. Please use this website to get some ideas, answers and inspiration for implementing Work-Based Learning in your classroom. The website is broken up into the following sections:

• Work-Based Learning: An overview of what work based learning means in our context.

• Today: Build Skills - Quick and easy things that you can implement into any classroom today. Setting a foundation for employment and success in a work based environment.

• Tomorrow: Determine quality of WBL system - More focused career exploration resources as well as defining what high-quality work looks like and sharing examples of how to connect this to different content courses.

• Envision: Looking at peers - A resource for exploring exemplars and some tips and tricks for getting there with your own program.

All the items below are links that can take you to additional resources.

WORK-BASED LEARNING OVERVIEW

Today: Below are some tools that you can apply in the classroom today.

Tomorrow: Determine quality of WBL system - These resources are more focused career exploration resources. There are also resources for defining what high-quality work looks like and examples of how to connect this to different content courses.

Envision: Looking at peers - These are resources for exploring exemplars in RI and some tips and tricks for getting there with your own program.

For more information on Work Based Learning:

• Visit the Prepare RI website work-based learning page

• Review the Governor’s Workforce Board (GWB) Work-Based Learning Guidelines and standards

• Speak to the Career Coordinator at your school

• Email Skills for RI’s Future for questions on the Prepare RI internship program and industry connections.

• Review the GWB’s Legal Guidance or email the Governor's Workforce Board with any legal questions

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