February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) month in North Dakota, 2024: Governor Burgum Proclamation: February is CTE Month in North Dakota. CTE builes the skills of high school students who learn academic, technical, and employability skills through authentic and meaningful experiences. Work Based Learning is an umbrella term for a variety of activities that let businesses interact with students while building connections, skills, and interest in your company. Work based learning experiences include:
- Cooperative work experiences
- Internships
- Mentorships
- Apprenticeships
- Part-time or summer job
- Service learning
- Practicums
- Career & Technical Student Organizations
- School-based enterprise, projects, or simulations
Below are some resources to help you develop a Work Based Learning program within your company to build a Work Based Learning talent pipeline.
- Listen to this episode of The Job Pod where Dusty Hillebrand, Workforce Center Manager of the Grand Forks Workforce Center, visits with Dawn Ulmer, the ND CTE Strategic Project Manager and Paul Zettler, the Work Based Learning Coordinator for Grand Forks Public Schools about ND CTE Work Based Learning.
- Watch Job Service North Dakota’s Work Based Learning as a Talent Pipeline webinar. This webinar will introduce you to work-based learning, an often under-utilized talent pipeline to supplement your talent strategy and provide you with tools and resources to learn how you can impact our youth and connect our students to their communities through work-based learning opportunities!
- Attend the Northern Valley Career Expo each year to reach more than 1,800 high school students from around the Northern Valley region (Northwest Minnesota & Northeast North Dakota) in a one-day event where students explore high-wage, in-demand career and connect with your company.
