As students approach the end of 13 years of education, they must begin making important decisions about college majors, future training or employment. An advanced work-based experience will help the student with these decisions and form a transition from high school to future work. An advanced WBE can help in many ways.
Many college applications ask for and give weight to work experiences in the student's chosen major.
Work experiences provide insight into the expectations and qualifications of the work place so that students can better prepare themselves. In advanced work place experiences like apprenticeships, students develop specific skills that lead to higher paying jobs. Work-based experience establishes valuable contacts in the business and professional community that may be useful as references or for future employment. WBE will expand to provide varied opportunities in many professional and technical areas. All 11 th grade students were interviewed to determine the best time, duration and type of experience.