CAREER Participation experiences
12th and 13th Grade
12th and 13th Grade
Career participation, students utilize their knowledge and undergo training for jobs and further education in a specific set of occupations.
An internship is an experience in which a high school student takes a responsible role as a worker in a company or organization and then reflects on the experience. The Internship Program is a supplement to formal classroom instruction. The course intent is to significantly add to the vitality of the instructional program and to impact the courses that a student has taken or will take. Students will prepare for postsecondary education and future careers through observation and participation in the daily operations of a career in a general career field. Students gain experience in real-world application of job tasks acquired by utilizing durable employability skills in an authentic workforce activity.
Pre-apprenticeship connects school-based learning with the workplace to integrate core and technical instruction. Pre-apprenticeships offer shorter training programs that allow students to explore an industry. Prepares students for opportunities for postsecondary education and employment in an apprenticeship in a career field registered with ApprenticeshipNC. Students experience real-world application of technical skills, employability skills, and related education in an authentic workforce activity. During this Work-Based Learning experience, students evaluate and plan for a postsecondary career in the career cluster/pathway.
Advanced Studies Prepares students for postsecondary education and future careers through analysis and research of a selected career pathway. Students experience real-world application of course/pathway content through a work-based learning lens acquired by utilizing employability skills in an authentic workforce activity. Students gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the pathway of choice.
District C Teamship is a novel internship experience that prepares students for modern work. Teams of students solve real problems for real businesses.
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