Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Youth

Occurring as it does while participation in work by young people is waning, the heightened interest in expanding WBL for CTE students poses a challenge to states and local educational agencies.  What are the barriers to expanding WBL opportunities for youth and how might we remove them?  Are there exemplars in the field that are succeeding in supporting extensive WBL participation by CTE students from which we may learn?

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) sought answers to these and other related questions in a Request for Information published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2020.  This document summarizes the highlights of the 63 comments that were provided by a wide range of interested individuals and entities, including from state and local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, professional and industry associations, and research organizations.  

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• Resource Publication Date: 2021
• Author(s): Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
• Organizational Author(s): U.S. Department of Education
• Posted by: Katie Mehle
• Posted in: Youth Connections