The need to develop a workforce with skills for the global market is very real and critical to industry success. Business partnerships are increasingly seen as having the potential for reducing the ...

Schools are increasingly harnessing work-based learning experience s to make academic learning relevant and motivate students, whether they are planning to go to college or straight into the workforce ...

Employers and learners are realising that practical experience, work-based training, and apprenticeship models ...

Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. These are all examples of ...

A high school student at her internship at a Massachusetts theater. Young people whose education included a work-based learning experience see a connection between their work in the classroom and ...

Western Governors University has announced the acquisition of Craft Education, an ed tech platform for managing job training aligned with degree programs and work-ready skills. The move represents ...

“I can’t find people with the right skills to do the jobs I have available.” Among its members, the following organizations offer opportunities for employers to connect directly with work-learning ...

Employers share examples and strategies for implementing middle and high school work-based learning experiences in the ...

As work-based learning models grow in popularity, a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) highlights key themes in recently-passed state legislation that will support efforts to ...

The Weld RE-5J School District continues to incorporate ways for Roosevelt High School’s construction pathway students to “build up” their work-based learning skills. This includes a new hands-on ...

Through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), 20 educators with special education licenses will be able to apply for DEED to pay their tuition for ...

“Learn something new every day” — it’s advice we’ve all heard before but perhaps not always followed. It’s not necessarily our fault. The main reason employees have a hard time engaging in learning is ...