The mission of the Work Based Learning Program is to assist in providing a highly trained, technologically sophisticated and career oriented young work force. This is accomplished by developing partnerships between business, industry, students, parents, school systems, coordinators, and post-secondary institutions which will lead the participating student into meaningful careers.
- To assist in the creation of a strong support structure and partnerships between local employers, secondary schools, and technical schools, colleges and certified training programs.
- To provide assistance in the articulation of programs of study between high schools and post-secondary institutions.
- To create a system that is industry driven where employers and their representatives help set occupational skills standards, collaborate on curriculum, provide work experience and work place mentors for students, and certify mastery of skills leading to the award of a skill certificate.
- To focus on student’s learning about “many aspects” of a broad industry cluster rather than mastering a narrow set of occupational skills.
Workforce Readiness means that a person has qualities and skills which are desired by an employer. As an intern or apprentice in the Pickens County Schools, you have an opportunity to develop skills and grow your resume to make yourself a potential valuable employee.
"Work experience as a teenager will be one of the common denominators of all
successful people in the future. It is no longer good enough to just be
educated. Young people entering the world of work must also be prepared or
they will struggle for years to come. Work-based learning is a primary
ingredient in that preparation process."
Chad Foster
Best-selling author of Teenagers -
Preparing for the Real World, Financial Literacy for Teens, Career Readiness for
Teens, and High School 101
successful people in the future. It is no longer good enough to just be
educated. Young people entering the world of work must also be prepared or
they will struggle for years to come. Work-based learning is a primary
ingredient in that preparation process."
Chad Foster
Best-selling author of Teenagers -
Preparing for the Real World, Financial Literacy for Teens, Career Readiness for
Teens, and High School 101