Work-Based Learning
Work-Based Learning (WBL) consists of school-coordinated workplace experiences that are related to each student’s career goals and/or interests, are integrated with instruction, and are performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations. WBL experiences enable students to apply classroom instruction in a real-world business or service-oriented work environment. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) recognizes 12 WBL experiences including apprenticeship, cooperative education, clinical experience, entrepreneurship, externship, internship, job shadowing, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and youth-registered apprenticeship.
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