The project-based learning project involves a problem relating to employers within that area, includes mentoring from adults with expertise in that area, and requires the individual to present the outcomes of the project.

The project is identified by the employer in consultation with the work-based learning specialist and a classroom teacher. The structure of the challenge is based upon effective project-based learning approaches, enhanced by a focus on the targeted career pathway, and involves an authentic problem or issue faced by an employer partner.

Students work as a team to identify possible solutions. They then create and deliver a presentation on their solutions to the employer. Designed to meet specific learning outcomes, team-based challenges are educationally rich, are tied to the curriculum, and help students connect what they’re learning in school with the workplace.