Work-based Learning for All of my Work-based Learning for All of my Students? Help! Students? Help!

Deanna Hanson – National Academy Foundation

Rob Atterbury - ConnectEd

Welcome/Introduction

Who’s in the room?• Not here to talk just about internships• Arm you with some strategies for growing

opportunities • We hope to expand your thinking about an

outcome driven WBL

Brainstorming

So why provide work-based learning experiences for your students?

What do you hope students will gain as a result?

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So what do the students say?

Miguel ReyesJohn Muir High School in Pasadena

How do we get more opportunities in this economy?

• What are the benefits to business and industry?

For Business

• Reduced recruitment costs• Reduced training and supervision costs• Increased retention rates and reduced turnover• Students equipped with 21st century skills• Higher productivity and promotion rates of program

graduates compared with other newly hired workers

For Business

• Improved employee learning, productivity and morale

• Favorable publicity• Increased diversity• Clearer focus for future engagement• A stronger system for developing skilled workers in

the industry

Return on Investment

A national study on employer investments in work-based learning found that benefits exceeded costs in nearly three out of four companies studied. For every dollar invested, companies saw a return on investment from $0.40 to $5.64.

Tapping into your Advisory Board

• Tips on growing an advisory board• What are the do’s and don’ts?

What doesn’t work for business community partners

• Asking for money• Not having an ask• No clear role• Not listening to the advice or having an answer

for every suggestion “Yea, we tried that” or “We’re doing that already”

• Over complicate• Not engaging them with students

How to build a strong, well run advisory board• Business chair• Communication system• Agendas and minutes from meetings with clear action steps• Action on recommendations• Engagement with students• Providing a sense of true engagement• Clear about the “ask” at all times• Inviting suggestions and listening to them

Tapping into the advisory

What are some of the ways you are currently providing Work-based Learning experiences?

Creating Outcome-Driven Experiences

Turn to pages 4 and 5 of the Career Practicum Document

Expected Outco

mes

Video Example

How does this video example stack up?

• What outcomes were addressed?• What elements of the criteria were present?

ConnectEd and NAF ResourcesConnectEd and NAF Resources• Tools and manuals• Video examples

www.ConnectEdCalifornia.org

www.naf.org

Deanna Hanson

deanna@naf.org

Rob Atterburyratterbury@connectedcalifornia.org