Worksite Learning

Work-Based Learning (WBL) and Worksite Learning (WSL) are ways to help students learn about different jobs and get real work experience. They use what students learn in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes and put it into action at real jobs. This helps connect what they learn in school with the world of work, getting them ready for their future jobs.

WBL and WSL are good for all students, but they are really helpful for students from low-income backgrounds or who don’t have opportunities to learn about different careers. They give these students a chance to see different jobs, learn new things, meet people who can help them in their careers, and build important skills for success. Students also have the opportunity to earn high school credit for hours worked.

Two Types of Worksite Learning

Elective Credit for Paid Work Experience

Students who are currently employed can gain up to a maximum of 2.0 elective high school credits for completed working hours. Every 180 hours worked is equivalent to .5 high school elective credits.

Eligibility for students seeking elective credit for their paid work experience:

  • Student must be 16 years of age or older, and legally employed.
  • Be able to submit documentation of their legal, paid employment (e.g. pay stubs).
  • Write a student narrative detailing how their specific work experience aligns with their educational goals, imparts work and financial understanding, and the ways this work experience impacts future career and educational opportunities.
  • Students will need to complete an asynchronous financial literacy course, as well as update their High School & Beyond Plan detailing this paid work experience.

Students who are interested in gaining elective credit from their current paid work experience should contact their School Counselor, Career Guidance Specialists, Registrar, Scheduler, or School Administrator for assistance.

Career and Technical Education (CTE Work Experience)

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Worksite Learning is an educational program designed to provide students with hands-on, real-world work experience in their chosen career field. It goes beyond traditional classroom learning by offering students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their completed CTE courses directly to a paid work environment.

The direct connection between the CTE course content and the paid work experience is evident in how students can transfer what they have learned in the classroom to practical, on-the-job situations.

Through CTE Worksite Learning, Students can earn .5 credits for every 180 hours worked.

Eligibility for students seeking CTE credit for their paid work experience:

  • Students should have already completed at least 1 high school CTE course.
  • Student is 16 years of age, already legally employed, and capable to submit documentation of their paid employment (e.g. pay stubs).
  • Students’ paid work experience is in direct alignment and an extension of their CTE programming and pathway, appropriate to their educational goals and connected to the student’s high school and beyond plan.
  • A Worksite Learning Agreement will be completed by and signed by the employer, student, parent (if not 18), and the CTE Worksite Learning Coordinator.

Students who are interested in gaining CTE credit from their current paid work experience can utilize the signup form below. All CTE Worksite Learning applicants will be screened for appropriateness of program fit.

Elective Credit for Paid Work Experience

Students who are interested in gaining elective credit from their current paid work experience should contact their School Counselor, Career Guidance Specialists, Registrar, Scheduler, or School Administrator for assistance.

Career & Technical Education Work Experience

Students who are already employed and interested in gaining CTE credit for their work experience will need to log in using their district-provided credentials and complete the CTE Worksite Learning Signup Form below. Form submissions will be reviewed promptly. Please contact the Technology Help Desk if you need support with your login credentials.

CTE Worksite Learning signup form