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Work-Based Learning

Resources on topics such as experiential learning, internships, school-based enterprises and apprenticeships

Improving Skills Through America’s Workforce Development System

  • Research/ Report
September 2018 —

This report from the American Enterprise Institute explores how the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) can be better utilized to respond to the skills gap and outlines seven recommendations to improve WIOA implementation. 

Opportunities for Connecting Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students and Apprenticeship Programs

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
June 2017 —

This report by Advance CTE profiles eight secondary apprenticeship programs and identifies strategies to connect CTE students with apprenticeship programs.

Connecting the Classroom to Careers: A Comprehensive Guide to the State's Role in Work-based Learning

  • Guide/Tool
October 2016 —

Advance CTE's comprehensive work-based learning guide provides key considerations and guiding questions to walk states through the steps of building and scaling a high-quality work-based learning system, drawing on high-quality programs and innovative strategies from across the U.S.

New Skills for Youth 2018 Snapshot: Nevada

  • Case Study
  • Snapshots
March 2019 —

This snapshot profiles Nevada's work in the New Skills for Youth initiative during the 2018 calendar year. 

Making Work-based Learning Work

  • Guide/Tool
July 2016 —

This paper from Jobs for the Future presents seven principles for effective work-based learning models that increase access to opportunities for underserved populations.

Pathways after High School: Evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program

  • Research/ Report
August 2017 —

This report from the Urban Institute provides a six-year evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program, identifying positive outcomes for postsecondary enrollment and skill development.

WIOA Design Reference: Work-based Learning Overview

  • Guide/Tool
June 2017 —

This fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor provides an overview of the different types of work-based learning opportunities available with the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 

Tennessee Work-based Learning Policy Guide

  • Guide/Tool
May 2017 —

This policy guide was developed by the Tennessee Department of Education to help schools and local districts understand and implement the state's new work-based learning framework

The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co