Work Based Learning Training

Work-Based learning engages our participants by helping them acquire work-relevant skills and experiencing realistic work or simulated perceptible situations through integrated community settings. Through this experience, the customer explores essential and practical workplace skills to strengthen their abilities and discover career paths. The training activities are coordinated with the participant’s interests by identifying potential role-models to connect them with the participants to observe and undertake work assignments and assess their interests, aptitudes, and support needs. This work experience allows the participant to explore careers and understand work’s nature through first-hand exposure to the workplace. Additionally, in some cases, the participant may have expressed to observe a work setting or a preferably desired work location.

These opportunities and activities are meant to engage, motivate and augment the learning process. The training is simulated, and broken down into sections, so that the participants develop the confidence needed for an interview. Through this training, worksite tours will help the participant learn the necessary skills and engage in position shadowing in interest fields to understand the workplace’s roles and responsibilities.

Note: This training experience is recommended after the participant has completed the other training, so the participant has a better understanding and captivates all that Work-Based learning experience. The 30 hours of training can be adapted based on the customer needs for social, collective, individual integration, which must be discussed with the participant and approved by each VR Counselor.

Number of hours: 30 hours

Measurable Goals of this training:

1. Completing Informational Interviews.
2. Completing worksite tours to learn about necessary job skills.
3. Job shadowing on fields of interest.
4. Understanding roles and responsibilities in the workplace.
5. Other Goals (s) Specify: