Individuals with strong academic skills have the greatest opportunities to succeed in today's competitive workplace. The NELC supports efforts combining academic courses with real-life learning which improves student achievement by promoting employer leadership providing a unified business voice involving schools and educators highlighting effective practices and developing quality products.
Employers providing students with work-based learning opportunities know the value to the students.
Employer benefits include reduced recruitment, training and supervision costs, reduced turnover and higher productivity. In the NELC in Action read about some of the many innovative and successful programs that NELC members have put together.