WORK BASED LEARNING
What is Work Based learning?
- Gives Mississippi high school students the opportunity to earn academic credit for their authentic work experiences.
- Gakes place with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings or simulated environments at an educational institution.
- Course credit is determined by work experience hours earned.
- During 11th or 12th grade year, students can substitute one WBL credit for the College and Career Readiness (CCR) credit required for graduation.
- Credit earned in this course satisfies the WBL requirement option for the Career and Technical Diploma endorsement.
- Students will complete an application, submit a CTE teacher recommendation, and possess the ability to provide transportation to an assigned site.
Jason Diaz
Email: jdiaz@ossdms.org
"I have gained valuable knowledge in the healthcare industry and this class has helped me narrow the field that I am going to major in. Everyday I am extremely excited to go to the clinic because it is always something new to see. I think every child that goes through high school should be able to get this experience."
- Elaina Rubenstein (Speech Pathologist - Health Science)
“It is very rewarding and very fun to work here”
-Connor McKee (Gulf Coast Research
Lab - Aquaculture)