Job shadowing is an unpaid experience where you can follow and talk with an employer for a short period of time in order to learn about a particular occupation or industry.  Job shadows are also an opportunity for a student and employer to determine if they are a good fit for each other before beginning a longer paid work experience or Co-op.  It is a bit like a field trip that you go on by yourself to learn more about a job.

If you think you might like to set up a job shadow, you can call Mr. Schmidt at 802-382-1071 or text him at (802) 265-0808‬  to learn more.

Career Work Experience (CWE) is a non-paid work experience in which you participate in a variety of tasks employers might expect from an entry-level employee.  Although you are not paid for a CWE, you are treated like an employee and expected to behave and act accordingly.  However, because you aren't getting paid there is a stronger emphasis on learning new skills than with an employee.

If you think you might like to set up a Career Work Experience, speak with your program instructor, or you can call Mr. Schmidt at 802-382-1071 or text him at (802) 265-0808‬.  

Cooperative Technical Experience is a paid job that can be used for students to demonstrate their progress towards proficiencies and transferable skills from their Career Center program. You can work for the company or non-profit that employs you either during or after school hours and earn credit for your time and the skills you document, plus take home a pay check!  The first step in a paid co-op is always an instructor recommendation (see link below).

Registered Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships are partnerships with employers and the State of Vermont. Apprenticeships combine "on-the-job" training with related instruction for that field of work.  Both the employer and the training curriculum must be approved by Vermont Department of Labor for an Apprenticeship to be registered (and have a capital "A"!)

Pre-apprenticeships can provide a student with classroom or out-of-school experiences that can be credited towards  the "on-the-job" training hours required once a student enters into a formal Apprenticeship with an employer.