Growing Economic Opportinities

Benefits For Employers

By participating in the Work-Based Learning and Youth Apprenticeship Programs, employers gain significant advantages and play an important role in building a strong, capable workforce for the future.

Employers consistantly view student participants as valuable team members who make meaninful contributions to their organizations. Helping students achive their educational and career goals benefits employers by reducing recruitment and training costs, as well as improving employee retention and workforce readiness.

Planning for the Future

A Work-Based Learning Program provides employers an opportunity to prepare future employees by exposing them to real world work experiences.

Building a Highly Skilled Workforce

The program creates a source of skilled and motivated future employees with valuable experience and proven job skills.

Creating Standardized Training

Work-Based Learning reduces the cost of training and recruitment, matching interested and invested young people with employers in a wide range of industries.

Reducing Employee Turnover

Employees that are hired after a successful learning internship are invested in the company and start their first day knowing necessary skills and expectations.

Becoming an Education Stakeholder

The Work-Based Learning Program encourages employer involvement in the curriculum development process, increasing employer visibility in education.

Setting Proficiency Standards

Getting involved with the Work-Based Learning Program lets employers communicate required job-specific proficiencies to educational personnel.

Benefits for Local Communities

The Work-Based Learning Program helps build a skilled local workforce by connecting students with real-world career experiences.

By fostering meaningful partnerships between education, business, and community organizations, the program increases awareness of employment opportunities, and prepares students to become informed and capable members of the future economy.

  • Educating for the Future
  • Building Community Cooperation
  • Creating Local Jobs
  • Growing Economic Opportunities

Benefits for Students

Through individualized training plans, students are able to see clear connections between classroom instruction, hands-on work experience, and their future educational and career goals.

Georgia high school students benefit from participation in the Work-Based Learning and Youth Apprentiship Programs by:

  • Establishing a strong connection between education and the workplace,
  • Increasing motivation and engagement by demonstrating the real-world relevance of academic and technical instruction,
  • Exploring career pathways while developing valuable job skills,
  • Building workplace responsibility, professionalism, and positive work habits,
  • Encouraging completion of high school and continued enrollment in post-secondary education,
  • Providing opportunities for leadership and personal growth, and
  • Learning directly from skilled industry professionals.
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