WORK-BASED LEARNING AT TWINFIELD:
Twinfield provides many pathways to graduation. This handbook is a guide for those of us who, at one time or another, place students in work-based learning experiences. The website provides information and resources. The hope is for it to lead to consistency when placing students in work-based learning experiences and assessing their learning. Work-based learning experiences provide rich opportunities for Twinfield students. They also come with a mix of laws and regulations to which we are responsible. There are regulations both at the federal and state levels -- child labor laws, wage and hour laws, non-discrimination laws, confidentiality laws, safety laws, and liability laws with which we need to become familiar. NOTE: Almost all of the information and resources in this handbook are verbatim from either from the Work-based Learning Coordinator graduate class, the Vermont Work-based Learning Manual or government documents. |
WORK-BASED LEARNING DEFINITION:
Work-based learning (WBL) is learning that results from students engaging in activities on site with employers. It is a career exploration that is designed for students to increase the knowledge and skills of the learner. The WBL experience is supplemented with instruction and activities that apply, reinforce, refine, or extend the learning that occurs during work to develop attitudes, knowledge, skills, and habits that might not develop from the work experience alone.
NOTE:
Work-based learning overlaps but does not necessarily follow the same guidelines or procedures as other learning experiences with mentors that Twinfield provides for students.
LEGAL MATTERSThere are laws written to protect students, families, schools and employers in regards to work-based learning. It is important to know the laws before setting up learning experiences.
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FORMSForms provided in this handbook address the legal matters that might arise and should be used when placing a student in a work-based learning experience.
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RESOURCESResources are abundant for schools, teachers and students regarding work-based learning.
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