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Work-Based Learning Building strong relationships for educators, students and businesses.

A ray of sunshine to a most difficult situation” is how one of our patient’s families described the WCHS Work-Based Students working with Hospice Satilla Hospice House. Another visitor described the students as caring and professional and not afraid of work. They are Professional, Hardworking, Teachable, Team Players and remind us all of the energy and aspirations we had as young healthcare providers.

Working with the Work Based Learning program in the Jackson County School System has helped Caterpillar build our pipeline of talent. Plus, we love working with the high school students! We are proud to be a part of the community, and honored to be part of this great program.

Participating in the Work Based Learning program has benefitted Bridgestone Golf by bringing us emerging TIGER talent to add to our digital marketing team. These young professionals have added talent and fresh perspective to our bottom line.

Wilco Printing & Signs in Braselton, GA has had the pleasure of utilizing WBL students for more than 4 years. It is a vital part of our ongoing success as a small business to train young people in graphic design, printing, sign & banner production, marketing, advertising and customer service. Without the WBL students we would not have experienced the growth that we have enjoyed in recent years.

As a large manufacturer it can be a challenge to discover and develop a local work force that is willing to plant roots in a community. Work based learning has lended the opportunity for Kubota to highlight our career opportunities to the students, teachers, and local civic group within our community.

BM&K Construction & Engineering is proud of our 4 year partnership with our local schools to provide apprentice level opportunities in the engineering and construction fields. The Work Based Learning program has enabled us to work with aspiring engineers and provide young people from our community insight into our profession. Every student we have worked with has come to us very prepared and eager to learn more.

We have participated in the Work Based Learning Program for nearly two decades and are thrilled with the results. It has enabled us to teach business skills to our high school students as well as learn new ideas from them.

Our local Work Based Learning program provides sharp, professional students who are talented and eager to learn. We use WBL participants as part of our intern program and enjoy how readily they integrate with our team. It is wonderful to have this resource in our community for creating career paths that benefit small businesses with a work-ready work force to recruit locally from.