Standard 1: A wide array of Career Related Education activities are integrated into all CTAE classes to support the school-to-career transition and work-based learning placements.

 

Standard 2: Age-appropriate Career Awareness activities in the Career Technical and Agricultural Education class are designed to make students aware of career choices and promote the school-to-career transition.

 

Standard 3: Age appropriate Career Exploration Activities in the Career Technical and Agricultural Education classes are conducted with individuals or small groups of students to explore career options.

 

Standard 4: Instructional Related activities in The Career Technical and Agricultural Education class promote an understanding of the business and work environment and help students develop employability skills.

 

Standard 5: CTAE personnel are actively involved in the planning, coordinating, and implementing of connecting activities between the school and the business community.

 

Standard 6: Work-based learning placements are appropriate and accurately identified as Employability Skill Development (ESD), Cooperative Education (Co-op), Internship, or Youth Apprenticeship (YAP).

 

Standard 7: The local school system supports equitable Work-Based Learning opportunities by providing a school-wide WBL Coordinator, adequate resources, and a manageable workload.

 

 

Standard 8: Teachers/coordinators who supervise students on job placements are trained to provide quality programs at the local level.

 

 Standard 9: An active advisory committee assists with the design, development, implementation, administration, and

 evaluation of the program.

 

 Standard 10: A plan exists and is implemented to teach employability skills and core competencies to students prior

 to the WBL placement.

 

 Standard 11: Students involved in Work-Based Learning placement have a comprehensive individual career plan on file

 that integrates academic and occupational instruction within an appropriate workplace setting.

 

 Standard 12: Community resources are analyzed and Work-Based Learning activities are matched

 to available options.

 

Standard 13: Clearly defined admission policies and procedures for identifying and enrolling students into the

Work-Based Learning program are established and implemented. A comprehensive orientation is provided to the

Work-Based Learning students and parents/guardians prior to enrollment.

 

Standard 14: Work-based learning sites that provide occupational growth opportunities consistent with students'

occupational interests and learning objectives are selected and mentors at the site are trained by the Work-Based

Learning Coordinator. Integrated instruction is provided to the work-based learning student at the work site.

 

Standard 15: Work-Based Learning sites for students are in compliance with federal/state labor laws and local policies.

 

Standard 16: Each WBL student has on file an individual Educational Training Agreement.

 

Standard 17: Each student has an educational training plan that specifies a planned sequence of

learning experiences and work tasks correlated with the student's individual career plan.

 

Standard 18: Each Work-Based Learning student is evaluated on a regular basis by the work site supervisor/mentor

to assess progress toward goals established in the student's Educational Training Plan.

 

Standard 19: Work-Based Learning students are enrolled in State approved courses, and complete and accurate records

and documentation for enrollment, assessment and awarding of credit are kept on file for each Work-Based Learning student.

 

Standard 20: Work-Based Learning personnel make regular supervisory visits to the Work-Based Learning sites.

 

Standard 21: Work-Based Learning Coordinators participate in the Education and Career Partnership (ECP) and assist

students with post-secondary opportunities.

 

Standard 22: A public relations and marketing plan is integrated into the goals and objectives of the Work-Based

Learning program and is reactive to the changing needs of the students and the business/industry community.

 

Standard 23: A plan has been established and implemented to meet the needs of students with disabilities who

enter or want to enter into the Work-Based Learning program.

 

Standard 24: A comprehensive evaluation of the program is conducted annually including follow-up of students and

employers to determine the success of the WBL program and compliance with State standards.

 

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