Training experiences go beyond the brief exposure of awareness-building activities either by extending the experience through multiple interactions, or through more rigorous student preparation, reflection, and debrief. Through exploration activities, students make more specific goals for their future, gaining a concrete understanding of the middle school, high school, and postsecondary education and training that will help them prepare for additional work-based learning activities to help them achieve their career goals.
Training level activities may also include a teacher externship component where teachers are paired with industry opportunities that inform work-based curriculum planning.
They provide the opportunity to:
Apply technical knowledge in an industry worksite setting
Apply career and employability skills in a real-world industry setting
Training Experiences are appropriate for learners at the following levels:
High School
Post-Secondary
Adult
Expose students to the career options available within specific industries
Explain the training and/or schooling necessary for entry and advancement into the workforce
Encourage students to ask questions and learn more from multiple employees within a career pathway about getting hired and advancing in various roles
Provide opportunities for students to further explore educational and career options in order to better understand the educational, content, and skill requirements
Prepare industry-specific resource material to share with teachers and students
Prepare workplace to meet safety requirements for extended work-based learning opportunity
Share entry-level requirements with teachers and students
Share employer expectations for the training level experience
Debrief with work-based learning participant and provide actionable feedback to learner
Debrief with employees and share feedback with host teacher/program coordinator
Arrange for other ways that the school and organization can work together to support student interest and learning
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All students have access to Training level activities
Intentional effort is made for inclusion and representation in awareness level activity
Work-based learning participant applies skills and knowledge learned in an actual worksite aligned to employer expectations and based on workforce needs
Work-based learning participant learns practical and theoretical knowledge and how it applies in a career
Typically one-time experiences at school or through a huakaʻi or field trip to build student awareness of the wide range of career, college, and community options available to them
Exploration activities go beyond brief exposure of awareness-building experiences by extending the experience through multiple interactions or more rigorous student participation
Preparation level experiences strengthen student content knowledge and skills through coursework linked to extended interaction with community and industry professionals
Training experiences are extended interactions that require the application of the learned technical, employability, and academic knowledge in real-world industry settings