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Diploma - Career-Related Learning Experiences

Career-related learning experiences are structured educational experiences that connect learning to the world beyond the classroom. They are planned in the student’s education plan in relation to his/her career interests and post-high school goals. Experiences provide opportunities in which students apply academic, career-related, and technical knowledge and skills and may also help students to clarify career goals.

Communities small and large, rural and urban can support quality career-related learning experiences. Partnerships with local employers and community organizations provide a variety of opportunities, building upon the community’s strengths and resources. Beyond the local community, regional opportunities help increase the school’s capacity, and technology offers expanding possibilities worldwide. Career-related learning experiences can take place in a variety of ways and places- in school, the workplace, or in the community. Most importantly, these experiences are about learning, not about the type of experience or the place.

Resources

Career Related Learning Experience Resources
Additional resources to support learning in the workplace and community.
Place-Based Education
What's 'Essential' About Learning in the World of Work
Community Asset Mapping 05/29/2008 (51.97 KB)

Drugs in the Workplace: Resources for Career-Related Learning Experiences
These resources help employers communicate the risks of substance abuse to jobs and careers by describing their company drug-free workplace policy and program.

Business/Community & School Partnerships Toolkit
This toolkit was created to assist businesses, community groups and schools develop meaningful and beneficial partnerships in an effort to fulfill the Oregon Diploma requirements.

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