The student is enrolled in academic courses and in Career Preparation or a Practicum course. The student attends school for a portion of the day.
Classroom instruction in Career Preparation and Practicum focuses on the skills and knowledge needed for the student to be a responsible, knowledgeable member of the workforce community.
The classroom teacher correlates student instruction to job requirements and individual needs.
Related classroom instruction must average one class period each day for every school week (5 hours per week).
At the Training Site – Paid
The student becomes a member of the business organization’s staff of employees on a part‐time basis, receiving regular wages.
The student must work a minimum of 15 hours each week at an approved training site.
The site supervisor serves as a mentor and/or trainer. Work experiences are scheduled to benefit both the student and employer.
Work experiences on training sites allow students to apply academic and job‐ related skills in meaningful ways.
As a student improves their knowledge and skills, he/she may be eligible for promotion to higher levels of responsibility as determined by the employer.
At the Training Site – Unpaid
The site supervisor serves as a mentor and/or trainer. Work experiences are scheduled to benefit the student.
Work experiences on training sites allow students to apply academic and job‐ related skills in meaningful ways.
As a student improves their knowledge and skills, he/she may be eligible for promotion to higher levels of responsibility as determined by the supervisor